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永定門

简永定门 · 繁永定門

Mandarin · pinyin Yǒng dìng mén

Yongdingmen, front gate of the outer section of Beijing's old city wall, torn down in the 1950s and reconstructed in 2005

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永: yǒng · long, perpetual, eternal, forever
定: dìng · decide, settle, fix
門: mén · gate, door, entrance, opening; Kangxi radical 169
门: mén · gate, door, entrance, opening

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3–4–2 · Yong3 ding4 men2

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