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騰格里

简腾格里 · 繁騰格里

Mandarin · pinyin Téng gé lǐ

Tengri, the sky god in Mongolic and Turkic mythology

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騰: Look up this written character
格: gé · pattern, standard, form; style
里: lǐ · unit of distance; village; lane; Kangxi radical 166
腾: téng · fly; gallop; run; prance; rise

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2–2–3 · Teng2 ge2 li3

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Tengri (the chief deity of various historic pagan peoples, including Turks and Mongolians)
(～沙漠) Tengger Desert (a desert in China)

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