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文號

简文号 · 繁文號

Mandarin · pinyin wén hào

document identifier code (typically including an abbreviation for the name of the issuing organization, the date and a serial number)

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文: wén · literature, culture, writing
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号: hào · mark, sign; symbol; number

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2–4 · wen2 hao4

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