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新竹縣

简新竹县 · 繁新竹縣

Mandarin · pinyin Xīn zhú Xiàn

Xinzhu or Hsinchu County in northwest Taiwan

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新: xīn · new, recent, fresh, modern
竹: zhú · bamboo; flute; Kangxi radical 118
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县: xiàn · county, district, subdivision

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1–2–4 · Xin1 zhu2 Xian4

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