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無名指

简无名指 · 繁無名指

Mandarin · pinyin wú míng zhǐ

ring finger

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無: Look up this written character
名: míng · name, rank, title, position
指: zhǐ · finger, toe; point, indicate
无: wú · negative, no, not; Kangxi radical 71

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2–2–3 · wu2 ming2 zhi3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

mou4 ming4 zi2

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noun

ring finger

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