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南京 word · TOCFL 3 (est.)
南京 =
ㄋㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄥ · Nánjīng
proper noun — Nanjing, a major city in eastern China, capital of Jiangsu

字源 FORM — what the parts do

south (南方)nán
capital city (京城)jīnga tall hall on a high mound — the highest built thing in sight
南京,南方的南,北京的京。

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

一座建在方()的城()——
A capital seat (京) set in the south (南) — Nanjing.
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