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長江

简长江 · 繁長江

Mandarin · pinyin Cháng Jiāng

Yangtze River, or Chang Jiang

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長: zhǎng · long; length; excel in; leader; Kangxi radical 168
江: jiāng · large river; the Yangzi; surname
长: zhǎng · long; length; excel in; leader

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2–1 · Chang2 Jiang1

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coeng4 gong1

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name

Yangtze River
(～河) Changjiang Creek, the upper course of the Jin River (錦江 /锦江 (Jǐnjiāng)) in Jiangxi
(～社區) Changjiang (a community in Guanshan, Hongshan district, Wuhan, Hubei, China)

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