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滎

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Mandarin · pinyin xíng#

used in 滎陽 Xíng yáng (the name of a place in Henan)

Mandarin · pinyin yíng#

used in 滎經 Yíng jīng (the name of a place in Sichuan)

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滎: Look up this written character
荥: xíng · a county in Henan; the rising and dashing of waves

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2 · xing2

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

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character · Etymology 1

rivulet; small pond
Used in place names.

character · Etymology 2

used in 滎經／荥经 (Yíngjīng, “a placename in Sichuan province”)

character · Etymology 3

used in 滎瀯／荥𰝅 (yīngyíng, “swirling and gushing up”)

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