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石首市

Mandarin · pinyin Shí shǒu Shì

Shishou, a county-level city in Jingzhou City 荊州市 Jīng zhōu Shì, Hubei

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石: shí · stone, rock, mineral; Kangxi radical 112
首: shǒu · head; first; leader, chief; a poem; Kangxi radical 185
市: shì · market, fair; city, town; trade

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2–3–4 · Shi2 shou3 Shi4

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