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達文西

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Mandarin · pinyin Dá wén xī

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519), Italian Renaissance painter (Tw)

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文: wén · literature, culture, writing
西: xī · west(ern); westward; occident; Kangxi radical 146
达: dá · arrive at, reach; intelligent; smooth, slippery

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2–2–1 · Da2 wen2 xi1

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