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首字母縮寫

简首字母缩写 · 繁首字母縮寫

Mandarin · pinyin shǒu zì mǔ suō xiě

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首: shǒu · head; first; leader, chief; a poem; Kangxi radical 185
字: zì · letter, character, word
母: mǔ · mother; female elders; female
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寫: xiě · write; draw, sketch; compose
缩: suō · contract, draw in, reduce
写: xiě · write; draw, sketch; compose

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3–4–3–1–3 · shou3 zi4 mu3 suo1 xie3

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sau2 zi6 mou5 suk1 se2

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