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視網膜

简视网膜 · 繁視網膜

Mandarin · pinyin shì wǎng mó

retina

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膜: mó · membrane; to kneel and worship
视: shì · look at, inspect, observe, see
网: wǎng · net; network; Kangxi radical 122

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4–3–2 · shi4 wang3 mo2

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si6 mong5 mok2

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retina

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