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名 6 strokes

名 míng — name

6 strokes · radical 口 · HSK 1

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An evening, 夕, above a mouth, 口: calling out in the dark so others know who is coming. That is a name.

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An evening, 夕, above a mouth, 口: calling out in the dark so others know who is coming.

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