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xuàn

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xuàn Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
xuàn | xuan4
English translation
to dazzle
to boast
to show off
to glitter, to shine; to show off, to flaunt

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About xuàn

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Number of strokes

9

Traditional form

xuàn

Contains the radical

Huǒ

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Learning hint

fire

Etymology of xuàn

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

火玄

Semantic compound

Huǒ

Phonetic compound

xuán

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Example sentences using xuàn

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邦尼 Xiàng 朋友 péngyou men 炫耀 xuànyào , zài 草地 cǎo dì shǎng 拿大 ná dà dǐng .

Bonnie was showing off to her friends, doing handstands on the grass.

卡罗琳辨别 biàn bié chū le zhēn Jīn de 价值 jiàzhí , 知道 zhīdào zhǒng 炫耀 xuànyào de 铁渣只有 zhǐyǒu 迷惑 míhuo rén de 外表 wàibiǎo .

Caroline felt the value of the true ore, and knew the deception of the flashy dross.

我们 wǒmen 谨记 jǐn jì 母亲 mǔqīn 不许 bù xǔ 我们 wǒmen zài 人前炫耀 xuànyào de 严厉 yánlì 教诲 jiào huì

We remember our mother's stern instructions not to boast.

显然 xiǎnrán hěn 有钱 yǒu qián dàn 出手 chū shǒu 大方 dàfāng què 炫富 xuàn fù

Obviously he had plenty of money and was generous in its use without being ostentatious.

hǎo le méi 必要 bìyào 炫耀 xuànyào

All right, there'sno need to show off.

Words with xuàn

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
xuàn to dazzle xuàn
炫耀 xuànyào dazzling炫耀 xuànyào
炫目 xuàn mù to dazzle炫目 xuàn mù
炫弄 xuàn nòng to show off炫弄 xuàn nòng

xuàn Decomposition & Compounds

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xuàn Decomposition

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