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從父

简从父 · 繁從父

Mandarin · pinyin cóng fù

paternal uncle

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從: cóng · from, by, since, whence, through
父: fù · father; Kangxi radical 88
从: cóng · from, by, since, whence, through

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2–4 · cong2 fu4

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