rén wén shè kēdictionary entry
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(abbr.) humanities and social sciences
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Original source entry:

人文社科 人文社科 [ren2 wen2 she4 ke1] /(abbr.) humanities and social sciences/

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Character information

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  • 人
  • 文
    wén

    language / culture / writing / formal / literary / gentle / (old) classifier for coins / Kangxi radical 67

    Wén

    surname Wen

  • 社
    shè

    (bound form) society / organization / agency / (old) god of the land

  • 科
    kē

    branch of study / administrative section / division / field / branch / stage directions / family (taxonomy) / rules / laws / to mete out (punishment) / to levy (taxes etc) / to fine sb / CL:個|个[gè]

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