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曲阜市

Mandarin · pinyin Qū fù Shì

Qufu, hometown of Confucius 孔子 Kǒng zǐ, now a county-level city in Jining 濟寧市 Jǐ níng Shì, Shandong

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曲: qū · crooked, bent; wrong, false
阜: fù · mound; abundant, ample, numerous; Kangxi radical 170
市: shì · market, fair; city, town; trade

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1–4–4 · Qu1 fu4 Shi4

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