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宛
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- 宛
- wǎn · seem, as if, crooked
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Mandarin tones
3 · wan3
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
jyun1 · jyun2 · wun2
Cantonese word readings for 宛. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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Wiktionary English definitions · Chinese section
Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.
character · Etymology 1
- as if; seem
- crooked; winding
- a surname
character · Etymology 2
- (～縣) (historical) Yuan (a county of ancient China, established in the Qin dynasty)
character · Etymology 3
- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 蘊 /蕴 (“to accumulate”)
character · Etymology 4
- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 鬱 /郁 (yù, “to be pent-up”)
character · Etymology 5
- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 黦 (“yellowish black”)
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