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宣
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- 宣
- xuān · declare, announce, proclaim
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Mandarin tones
1 · xuan1
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
syun1
Cantonese word readings for 宣. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.
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- (literary or in compounds) to declare; to announce; to proclaim
- (literary or in compounds) to declare; to announce; to proclaim — (archaic) to command (from a sovereign to a subject)
- (literary) to spread; to diffuse; to circulate — widespread; in wide circulation
- (literary) to spread; to diffuse; to circulate — to drain (liquid)
- (Internet slang) to like (contraction of 喜歡／喜欢 (xǐhuan))
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