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艾薩克·牛頓

简艾萨克·牛顿 · 繁艾薩克·牛頓

Mandarin · pinyin Ài sà kè · Niú dùn

Sir Isaac Newton (1642-1727), British mathematician and physicist

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艾: ài · artemisia, mugwort
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克: kè · gram; overcome; transliteration
牛: niú · cow, ox, bull; Kangxi radical 93; 9th lunar mansion, determinative star β Capricorni (Dabih)
頓: Look up this written character
萨: sà · Buddhist gods or immortals
顿: dùn · pause, stop; bow, kowtow; arrange

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4–4–4–2–4 · Ai4 sa4 ke4 · Niu2 dun4

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