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河卵石

Mandarin · pinyin hé luǎn shí

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河: hé · river; stream; the Yellow River
卵: luǎn · egg; ovum; roe; spawn
石: shí · stone, rock, mineral; Kangxi radical 112

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2–3–2 · he2 luan3 shi2

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ho4 leon2 sek6

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