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Mandarin · pinyin péng tóu xiǎn zú

matted hair and bare feet
unkempt

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蓬: péng · type of raspberry; fairyland
頭: tóu · head; top; chief, first; boss
跣: xiǎn · bare footed
足: zú · foot; attain, satisfy, enough; Kangxi radical 156
头: tóu · head; top; chief, first; boss

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2–2–3–2 · peng2 tou2 xian3 zu2

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