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無性生殖

简无性生殖 · 繁無性生殖

Mandarin · pinyin wú xìng shēng zhí

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性: xìng · nature, character, sex
生: shēng · life, living, lifetime; birth
殖: zhí · breed, spawn; increase; prosper
无: wú · negative, no, not; Kangxi radical 71

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2–4–1–2 · wu2 xing4 sheng1 zhi2

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