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斯文·海定

Mandarin · pinyin Sī wén · Hǎi dìng

Sven Hedin (1865-1952), famous Swedish adventurer and archaeologist, whose 1894-1900 Central Asian expeditions uncovered Kroraina or Loulan 樓蘭 Lóu lán
also written 斯文·赫定

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斯: sī · this, thus, such; to lop off; emphatic particle
文: wén · literature, culture, writing
海: hǎi · sea, ocean; maritime
定: dìng · decide, settle, fix

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1–2–3–4 · Si1 wen2 · Hai3 ding4

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