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牽牛屬

简牵牛属 · 繁牽牛屬

Mandarin · pinyin qiān niú shǔ

Pharbitis, genus of herbaceous plants including Morning glory 牽牛 (Pharbitis nil)

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牽: Look up this written character
牛: niú · cow, ox, bull; Kangxi radical 93; 9th lunar mansion, determinative star β Capricorni (Dabih)
屬: Look up this written character
牵: qiān · drag, pull, lead by hand
属: shǔ · class, category, type; belong to

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1–2–3 · qian1 niu2 shu3

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