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xuàn

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xuàn Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
xuàn | xuan4
English translation
variegated, adorned; brilliant

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About xuàn

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Number of strokes

9

Traditional form

xuàn

Contains the radical

Part of speech

Status morpheme / 状态语素 Zhuàngtài yǔsù

Learning hint

silk

Etymology of xuàn

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

纟旬

Semantic compound

Phonetic compound

xún

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and xún represents the sound. Simplified form of xuàn .

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Example sentences using xuàn

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夏秋之, 碧草连天 lián tiān , 繁花 fán huā de , 风景如画, 绚丽 xuàn lì 迷人 mírén .

The summer and fall season, suffering Bicao, flowers shops, picturesque, charming brilliant.

英亩 yīng mǔ 见方 jiàn fāng de 花园 huā yuán 生长 shēngzhǎng 出一大片 dà piàn 绚烂 xuàn làn de 杜鹃花 dù juān huā .

The acre of garden is host to a splendid bank of rhododendrons.

Zhōu Hòu 蝴蝶 húdié jiǎn ér chū ,绚丽 xuàn lì 夺目 duó mù .

A butterfly emerged in its full splendour a week later.

尤其 yóuqí shì zài 四五月份 yuè fèn 不计其数 bù jì qí shù de 野花 yě huā 盛开 shèngkāi 山谷 shān gǔ 一片绚烂 xuàn làn 色彩 sècǎi

Millions of wild flowers colour the valleys, especially in April and May.

戴维斯 Dài wéi sī 深深 shēn shēn 喜欢 xǐhuan shǎng le 那幅色彩 sècǎi 绚丽 xuàn lì de 油画 yóu huà 作品 zuòpǐn

Davies goes into raptures over the brilliantly coloured paintwork.

Words with xuàn

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
绚丽 xuàn lì gorgeous絢麗
绚烂 xuàn làn splendid絢爛
xuàn adorned xuàn
绚丽多彩 xuàn lì duō cǎi gorgeous絢麗多彩

xuàn Decomposition & Compounds

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