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阿西莫夫

Mandarin · pinyin Ā xī mò fū

Isaac Asimov (1920-1992), American author and biochemist

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阿: ā · prefix for people's names; used in transliteration
西: xī · west(ern); westward; occident; Kangxi radical 146
莫: mò · do not, is not, can not; negative
夫: fū · man, male adult, husband; those

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1–1–4–1 · A1 xi1 mo4 fu1

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