航空郵簡

简 航空邮简 · 繁 航空郵簡
Mandarin · pinyin háng kōng yóu jiǎn

Meanings

  1. aerogram
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航
háng · sail; navigate; ship, boat
空
kōng · empty, hollow, bare, deserted
郵
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簡
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邮
yóu · postal, mail; post office
简
jiǎn · simple, terse, succinct, a letter
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2–1–2–3 · hang2 kong1 you2 jian3

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