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犬戎

Mandarin · pinyin Quǎn róng

Quanrong, Zhou Dynasty ethnic group of present-day western China

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犬: quǎn · dog; radical number 94
戎: róng · arms, armaments; military affair

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3–2 · Quan3 rong2

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(historical) the Quanrong (ethnic group active in the northwestern part of China during the Zhou dynasty)

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