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聖女貞德

简圣女贞德 · 繁聖女貞德

Mandarin · pinyin Shèng nǚ Zhēn dé

Joan of Arc (1412-1431), French heroine and liberator, executed as a witch by the Burgundians and English

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女: nǚ · woman, girl; feminine; Kangxi radical 38; 10th lunar mansion, determinative star ε Aquarii (Albali)
貞: Look up this written character
德: dé · ethics, morality, virtue
圣: shèng · holy, sacred
贞: zhēn · virtuous, chaste, pure; loyal

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4–3–1–2 · Sheng4 nu:3 Zhen1 de2

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