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里氏震級

简里氏震级 · 繁里氏震級

Mandarin · pinyin Lǐ shì zhèn jí

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里: lǐ · unit of distance; village; lane; Kangxi radical 166
氏: shì · clan, family; mister
震: zhèn · shake, quake, tremor; excite; trigram ☳; hexagram ䷲
級: jí · level, rank, class; grade
级: jí · level, rank, class; grade

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3–4–4–2 · Li3 shi4 zhen4 ji2

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lei5 si6 zan3 kap1

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