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趙爾巽

简赵尔巽 · 繁趙爾巽

Mandarin · pinyin Zhào Ěr xùn

Zhao Erxun (1844-1927), modern historian, compiled the Draft History of the Qing dynasty 清史稿

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巽: xùn · south-east; mild, modest, obedient; trigram ☴; hexagram ䷸
赵: zhào · surname; ancient state
尔: ěr · you; that, those; final particle

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4–3–4 · Zhao4 Er3 xun4

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