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蔡伦 (cài lún): Cai Lun (inventor of paper) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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蔡伦 consists of 2 characters.

surname; species of tortoise

human relationships, ethics, order

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Pinyincài lún

MeaningCai Lun (inventor of paper)

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Word蔡伦

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More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 蔡伦.

Words with 蔡

蔡国cài guó
蔡姓cài xìng
蔡邕cài yōng
蔡锷cài è
蔡英文cài yīng wén

Words with 伦

天伦之乐tiān lún zhī lèHSK 6
伦理lún lǐHSK 7-9
鄂伦春è lún chūn

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