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黃巾軍

简黄巾军 · 繁黃巾軍

Mandarin · pinyin Huáng jīn jūn

the army of Yellow Turbans, a peasant uprising at the end of later Han (from 184)

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黃: huáng · yellow; surname; Kangxi radical 201
巾: jīn · kerchief; towel; turban; Kangxi radical 50
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黄: huáng · yellow; surname
军: jūn · army, military; soldiers, troops

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2–1–1 · Huang2 jin1 jun1

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