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鸿
Simplified
鸿
Traditional
鴻
Pinyin
hóng
Definition
eastern bean goose; great; large
那只鸿飞过天边
Nà zhī hóng fēiguò tiānbiān
That eastern bean goose flew across the sky
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鸿
江
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鸟
江
Part
jiāng
large river
鸟
Part
niǎo
bird
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