繪文字

简 绘文字 · 繁 繪文字
Mandarin · pinyin huì wén zì

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繪
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文
wén · literature, culture, writing
字
zì · letter, character, word
绘
huì · draw, sketch, paint
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Mandarin tones

4–2–4 · hui4 wen2 zi4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

kui2 man4 zi6

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