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車臣

简车臣 · 繁車臣

Mandarin · pinyin Chē chén

Chechnya, a republic in southwestern Russia
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車: chē · cart, vehicle; carry in a cart; Kangxi radical 159
臣: chén · minister, statesman, official; Kangxi radical 131
车: chē · cart, vehicle; carry in cart

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1–2 · Che1 chen2

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ce1 san4

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noun · Etymology 1

(attributive, historical) a qualifier added in Mongol aristocratic titles

name · Etymology 2

(～共和國) Chechnya (a republic and federal subject of Russia, in the northern Caucasus)

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