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李建成

Mandarin · pinyin Lǐ Jiàn chéng

Li Jiancheng (589-626), eldest son of first Tang emperor Li Yuan 唐高祖李淵, murdered by his brother 李世民 in the Xuanwu Gate coup 玄武門之變
Professor Li Jiancheng (1964-), geophysicist and specialist in satellite geodesy

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李: lǐ · plum; judge; surname
建: jiàn · build, establish, erect, found
成: chéng · completed, finished, fixed

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3–4–2 · Li3 Jian4 cheng2

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