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石庫門

简石库门 · 繁石庫門

Mandarin · pinyin shí kù mén

"shikumen" style architecture: traditional (ca. 19th century) residences with courtyards, once common in Shanghai

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石: shí · stone, rock, mineral; Kangxi radical 112
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門: mén · gate, door, entrance, opening; Kangxi radical 169
库: kù · armory, treasury, storehouse
门: mén · gate, door, entrance, opening

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2–4–2 · shi2 ku4 men2

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sek6 fu3 mun4

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shikumen (architectural style)

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