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鼓樓

简鼓楼 · 繁鼓樓

Mandarin · pinyin gǔ lóu

a drum tower
Drum Tower, historic attraction in Xian, Beijing etc

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鼓: gǔ · drum; beat, top, strike; Kangxi radical 207
樓: Look up this written character
楼: lóu · building of two or more stories

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3–2 · gu3 lou2

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noun

(architecture) drum tower

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(～區) Gulou (a district of Nanjing, Jiangsu, China)
(～區) Gulou (a district of Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China)
(～區) Gulou (a district of Fuzhou, Fujian, China)
(～區) Gulou (a district of Kaifeng, Henan, China)
(～街道) Gulou (a subdistrict of Macheng, Huanggang, Hubei, China)
(～街道) (historical) Gulou (a subdistrict of Xiling district, Yichang, Hubei, China)

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