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Mandarin · pinyin Shěn Cóng wén

Shen Congwen (1902-1988), novelist

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沈: shěn · chén · sink, submerge; addicted to; surname
從: cóng · from, by, since, whence, through
文: wén · literature, culture, writing
从: cóng · from, by, since, whence, through

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3–2–2 · Shen3 Cong2 wen2

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