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西藏

Mandarin · pinyin Xī zàng

see 西藏自治區 Xī zàng Zì zhì qū

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西: xī · west(ern); westward; occident; Kangxi radical 146
藏: cáng · hide, conceal; hoard, store up

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1–4 · Xi1 zang4

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sai1 zong6

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name

Tibet (a geographic region in Central Asia, the homeland of the Tibetan people)
(～自治區, formerly ～地方) Tibet (an autonomous region of China)

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