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third rank
thirteenth year C1 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1996 or 2056
type C
triose
fifty-third year C5 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1976 or 2036
propanol
propyl group
polypropylene fiber
n-propyl ether
propionaldehyde
thirty-third year C9 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1956 or 2016
acetone CH3COCH
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sickness, illness, disease
Upper-left enclosurean ancient city
Left-right structurehandle, lever, knob
Left-right structurebright, luminous
Left-right structureDefinitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.