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軒

简轩 · 繁軒

Mandarin · pinyin xuān#

pavilion with a view
high
tall
high fronted, curtained carriage (old)

Mandarin · pinyin Xuān#

surname Xuan

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軒: Look up this written character
轩: xuān · carriage; high; wide; balcony

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Cantonese word readings for 軒. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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(historical) a kind of high-fronted, curtained carriage in ancient China, especially used by nobles
high; lofty; airy
(literary) window; door
small room or veranda with windows (formerly used in names of studies, teahouses, restaurants, etc.)
a surname

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(historical) meat sliced in large pieces

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