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Mandarin · pinyin běn wèi hào

(music notation) natural sign, ♮

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本: běn · root, origin, source; basis
位: wèi · throne; position, post; rank, status; seat
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号: hào · mark, sign; symbol; number

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3–4–4 · ben3 wei4 hao4

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