索福克里斯

Mandarin · pinyin Suǒ fú kè lǐ sī

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  1. Sophocles (496-406 BC), Greek playwright
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索
suǒ · large rope, cable; rules, laws; to demand, to exact; to search, inquire; isolated
福
fú · happiness, good fortune, blessing
克
kè · gram; overcome; transliteration
里
lǐ · unit of distance; village; lane; Kangxi radical 166
斯
sī · this, thus, such; to lop off; emphatic particle
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3–2–4–3–1 · Suo3 fu2 ke4 li3 si1

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