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金縣

简金县 · 繁金縣

Mandarin · pinyin Jīn xiàn

King County

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金: jīn · gold; metals in general; money; Kangxi radical 167
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县: xiàn · county, district, subdivision

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1–4 · Jin1 xian4

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name · Etymology 1

Jin County, Jinxian (a former county of Liaoning, China; now Jinzhou district, Dalian, Liaoning)

name · Etymology 2

King County (a county of Washington, United States)

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