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龍血樹

简龙血树 · 繁龍血樹

Mandarin · pinyin lóng xuè shù

dragon tree
Dracaena (botany)

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龍: Look up this written character
血: xuè · blood; Kangxi radical 143
樹: shù · tree; plant; set up, establish
龙: lóng · dragon; symbolic of emperor
树: shù · tree; plant; set up, establish

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2–4–4 · long2 xue4 shu4

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lung4 hyut3 syu6

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