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沈括

Mandarin · pinyin Shěn Kuò

Shen Kuo (1031-1095), Chinese polymath, scientist and statesman of Song dynasty, author of Dream Pool Essays 夢溪筆談 Mèng Xī Bǐ tán

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沈: shěn · chén · sink, submerge; addicted to; surname
括: kuò · include, embrace, enclose

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3–4 · Shen3 Kuo4

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