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Mandarin · pinyin yīn cháng

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音: yīn · sound, tone, pitch, pronunciation; Kangxi radical 180
長: zhǎng · long; length; excel in; leader; Kangxi radical 168
长: zhǎng · long; length; excel in; leader

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1–2 · yin1 chang2

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