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納皮爾

简纳皮尔 · 繁納皮爾

Mandarin · pinyin Nà pí ěr

Napier (name)
John Napier (1550-1617), Scottish mathematician, inventor of logarithms
Napier, city in New Zealand

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納: Look up this written character
皮: pí · skin, hide, fur, feather; outer
爾: Look up this written character
纳: nà · admit, take, receive, accept
尔: ěr · you; that, those; final particle

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4–2–3 · Na4 pi2 er3

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