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蔡倫

简蔡伦 · 繁蔡倫

Mandarin · pinyin Cài Lún

Cai Lun (-121), the inventor of the papermaking process

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蔡: cài · surname; species of tortoise
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伦: lún · normal human relationships

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4–2 · Cai4 Lun2

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coi3 leon4

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