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璇

xuán
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 (literary) a fine jade
  2. 2 (literary) beautiful jade used for ornaments

Examples

璇是美玉，常用于女孩的名字。
Xuán shì měiyù, cháng yòng yú nǚhái de míngzi.
"Xuan" is a beautiful jade, often used in girls' given names.
暴君建造了璇室。
Bàojūn jiànzào le xuán shì.
The tyrant built a palace decorated with fine jade.

Tips

usage
A literary word for a fine jade, also written 璿. It appears in the old star name 璇玑 (part of the Big Dipper) and is a popular character in girls' given names for its 'precious jade' image.

Components

radical
王 wáng
jade (left-side radical)
The left-side 王 is the jade radical (side form of 玉), not 'king'. It marks 璇 as a jade word, alongside 璋 and 琚.
phonetic
旋 xuán
to revolve (phonetic)
The right side 旋 'to spin' supplies the sound xuán directly and unchanged — an exact phonetic match that makes the reading easy.

Stroke Order

璇 xuán