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章太炎

Mandarin · pinyin Zhāng Tài yán

Zhang Taiyan (1869-1936), scholar, journalist, revolutionary and leading intellectual around the time of the Xinhai revolution

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章: zhāng · composition; chapter, section
太: tài · very, too, much; big; extreme
炎: yán · flame, blaze; hot

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1–4–2 · Zhang1 Tai4 yan2

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