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興化

简兴化 · 繁興化

Mandarin · pinyin Xīng huà

see 興化市 Xīng huà Shì

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興: xìng · thrive, prosper, flourish
化: huà · change, convert, reform; -ize
兴: xìng · thrive, prosper, flourish

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1–4 · Xing1 hua4

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(～市, formerly ～縣) Xinghua (a county-level city of Taizhou, Jiangsu, China, formerly a county)
(～軍, ～路, ～府) (historical) Xinghua; Hinghwa (various administrative divisions corresponding to modern-day Putian, Fujian, China)
(～縣) (historical) Xinghua (a county in modern-day Putian, Fujian, China)

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