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長子縣

简长子县 · 繁長子縣

Mandarin · pinyin Zhǎng zǐ Xiàn

Zhangzi, a county in Changzhi City 長治市 Cháng zhì Shì, Shanxi

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長: zhǎng · long; length; excel in; leader; Kangxi radical 168
子: zǐ · offspring, child; fruit, seed of; first earthly branch
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长: zhǎng · long; length; excel in; leader
县: xiàn · county, district, subdivision

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3–3–4 · Zhang3 zi3 Xian4

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