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朱允炆

Mandarin · pinyin Zhū Yǔn wén

Zhu Yuanwen, personal name of second Ming Emperor Jianwen 建文 Jiàn Wén

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朱: zhū · cinnabar, vermilion; surname
允: yǔn · to grant, to allow, to consent
炆: wén · (Cant.) to simmer, cook over a slow fire

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1–3–2 · Zhu1 Yun3 wen2

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