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斯塔西

Mandarin · pinyin Sī tǎ xī

Stasi (secret police and intelligence service of East Germany)
(name) Stacy

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斯: sī · this, thus, such; to lop off; emphatic particle
塔: tǎ · tower, spire, tall building
西: xī · west(ern); westward; occident; Kangxi radical 146

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1–3–1 · Si1 ta3 xi1

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