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華西

简华西 · 繁華西

Mandarin · pinyin Huá xī

West China (region in the upper reaches of Yangtze River and Sichuan Province)

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西: xī · west(ern); westward; occident; Kangxi radical 146
华: huá · flowery; illustrious; Chinese

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2–1 · Hua2 xi1

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name

Western China, especially the areas of the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, such as Sichuan province
(～村) Huaxi Village (village in Huashi, Jiangyin, Jiangsu province, China)

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(～鎮) Huaxi (a town in Huayin, Weinan, Shaanxi, China)

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