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純文字

简纯文字 · 繁純文字

Mandarin · pinyin chún wén zì

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純: Look up this written character
文: wén · literature, culture, writing
字: zì · letter, character, word
纯: chún · pure, clean, simple

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2–2–4 · chun2 wen2 zi4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

seon4 man4 zi6

Cantonese word readings for 純文字. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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