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晚半天兒

简晚半天儿 · 繁晚半天兒

Mandarin · pinyin wǎn ban tiān r

late afternoon

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晚: wǎn · night, evening; late
半: bàn · half
天: tiān · sky, heaven; god, celestial
兒: ér · son, child, oneself; final part
儿: ér · son, child; Kangxi radical 10

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3–5–1–5 · wan3 ban5 tian1 r5

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