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純文本

简纯文本 · 繁純文本

Mandarin · pinyin chún wén běn

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純: Look up this written character
文: wén · literature, culture, writing
本: běn · root, origin, source; basis
纯: chún · pure, clean, simple

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2–2–3 · chun2 wen2 ben3

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