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嬛

Mandarin · pinyin huán#

(used in names)

Mandarin · pinyin qióng#

variant of 煢 qióng

Mandarin · pinyin xuān#

used in 便嬛 pián xuān

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嬛: huán · xuān · apt, clever; sycophant, flatterer

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2 · huan2

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hyun1 · king4 · waan4

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character · Etymology 1

used in 嫏嬛 and 琅嬛
used in 丫嬛 and 婭嬛／娅嬛

character · Etymology 2

used in 便嬛 (piánxuān)
used in 嬛嬛 (xuānxuān)

character · Etymology 3

used in 嬛嬛 (qióngqióng)

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