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紮馬剌丁

简扎马剌丁 · 繁紮馬剌丁

Mandarin · pinyin Zā mǎ lá dīng

Jamal al-Din ibn Muhammad al-Najjari (13th century), famous Persian astronomer and scholar who served Khubilai Khan 忽必烈 from c. 1260

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剌: là · slash, cut in two; contradict
丁: dīng · male adult; robust, vigorous; 4th heavenly stem
扎: zhā · pull up; pierce; struggle free
马: mǎ · horse; surname; Kangxi radical 187

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1–3–2–1 · Za1 ma3 la2 ding1

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