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Mandarin · pinyin zì dǐng xiàng xià

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自: zì · self, private, personal; from; Kangxi radical 132
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向: xiàng · toward, direction, trend
下: xià · under, underneath, below; down; inferior; bring down
顶: dǐng · top, summit, peak; to carry on the head

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4–3–4–4 · zi4 ding3 xiang4 xia4

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