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郝

“city, town”

郝 is a surname. It is used in Chinese and Japanese.

Chinese and JapaneseWritten in Chinese characters script. In English: Hao.

Meaning & origin

郝 goes back to a word meaning “city, town.”

In Chinese usage, 郝 has a later derivative in Hao.

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