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田長霖

简田长霖 · 繁田長霖

Mandarin · pinyin Tián Cháng lín

Chang-lin Tien (1935–2002), Chinese-American professor, chancellor of the University of California, Berkeley (1990–1997)

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田: tián · field, arable land, cultivated
長: zhǎng · long; length; excel in; leader; Kangxi radical 168
霖: lín · long spell of rain, copious rain
长: zhǎng · long; length; excel in; leader

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2–2–2 · Tian2 Chang2 lin2

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