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黃爪隼

简黄爪隼 · 繁黃爪隼

Mandarin · pinyin huáng zhuǎ sǔn

(bird species of China) lesser kestrel (Falco naumanni)

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黃: huáng · yellow; surname; Kangxi radical 201
爪: zhǎo · claw, nail, talon; animal feet
隼: sǔn · aquiline (nose); a falcon
黄: huáng · yellow; surname

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2–3–3 · huang2 zhua3 sun3

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