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茅箭區

简茅箭区 · 繁茅箭區

Mandarin · pinyin Máo jiàn Qū

Maojian, a district of Shiyan City 十堰市 Shí yàn Shì, Hubei

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茅: máo · reeds, rushes, grass; surname
箭: jiàn · arrow; type of bamboo
區: Look up this written character
区: qū · area, district, region, ward

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2–4–1 · Mao2 jian4 Qu1

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