印璽

简 印玺 · 繁 印璽
Mandarin · pinyin yìn xǐ

Meanings

  1. official seal
  2. imperial or royal seal
  3. papal bull
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印
yìn · print, seal, stamp, chop, mark
璽
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玺
xǐ · imperial signet, royal signet
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4–3 · yin4 xi3

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noun

  1. imperial seal

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