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放風箏

简放风筝 · 繁放風箏

Mandarin · pinyin fàng fēng zheng

to fly a kite

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放: fàng · put, release, free, liberate
風: fēng · wind; air; manners, atmosphere; Kangxi radical 182
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风: fēng · wind; air; manners, atmosphere
筝: zhēng · stringed musical instrument; kite

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4–1–5 · fang4 feng1 zheng5

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