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李英儒

Mandarin · pinyin Lǐ Yīng rú

Li Yingru (1913-1989), calligrapher and writer, author of many novels about the war as seen by the communists

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李: lǐ · plum; judge; surname
英: yīng · petal, flower, leaf; brave, a hero; England, English
儒: rú · Confucian scholar

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3–1–2 · Li3 Ying1 ru2

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