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歸於

简归于 · 繁歸於

Mandarin · pinyin guī yú

to belong to
affiliated to
to result in sth
to incline towards

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歸: Look up this written character
於: yú · yū · in, at, on; interjection alas!
归: guī · return; return to, revert to
于: yú · in, on, at; go to; surname

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1–2 · gui1 yu2

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verb

to belong to; to be part of; to fall under; to be categorised as; to be classified as
to tend to; to incline towards

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