徽 is also the simplified spelling of 幑.
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徽
Mandarin · pinyin huī
Meanings
- badge
- emblem
- insignia
- crest
- logo
- coat of arms
Characters in this entry
- 徽
- huī · a badge, insignia
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Mandarin tones
1 · hui1
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Compare dictionary sources Wiktionary · 11 senses · 1 Cantonese reading
Rime Cantonese 粵拼
fai1
Cantonese word readings for 徽. 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.
character · Etymology 1
- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) rope; cord
- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to tie; to bind
- badge; emblem; insignia
- crest; logo; coat of arms
- flag; banner
- (literary) fine; beautiful; glorious
- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) strings on a guqin
- (of the guqin) white dots made of mother-of-pearl inlaid onto the surface board, marking the harmonic positions
- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to play the guqin
- (abbreviation, alt-of) short for 安徽 (Ānhuī)
- (abbreviation, alt-of) short for 徽州 (Huīzhōu)
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