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林紓

简林纾 · 繁林紓

Mandarin · pinyin Lín Shū

Lin Shu (1852-1924), writer and influential translator and adaptor of vast swathes of Western literature into Classical Chinese

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林: lín · forest, grove; surname
紓: Look up this written character
纾: shū · loosen, relax, relieve; extricate

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2–1 · Lin2 Shu1

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