博物馆

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museum

博物馆 — museum

🏛️ 博物馆 = broad + things + hall (a hall of broad/many things)

博 means broad/extensive, 物 means things/objects, 馆 means hall or establishment. Literally a 'hall of many things' — exactly what a museum is. The 馆 suffix appears in 餐馆 (restaurant) and 图书馆 (library) too.

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