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根西島

简根西岛 · 繁根西島

Mandarin · pinyin Gēn xī dǎo

Guernsey (Channel Islands)

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根: gēn · root, base(d on); foundation
西: xī · west(ern); westward; occident; Kangxi radical 146
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岛: dǎo · island

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1–1–3 · Gen1 xi1 dao3

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