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黑龍江河

简黑龙江河 · 繁黑龍江河

Mandarin · pinyin Hēi lóng jiāng Hé

Heilongjiang River
Amur River (the border between northeast China and Russia)

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黑: hēi · black; dark; evil, sinister; Kangxi radical 203
龍: Look up this written character
江: jiāng · large river; the Yangzi; surname
河: hé · river; stream; the Yellow River
龙: lóng · dragon; symbolic of emperor

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1–2–1–2 · Hei1 long2 jiang1 He2

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hak1 lung4 gong1 ho4

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