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玄遠

简玄远 · 繁玄遠

Mandarin · pinyin xuán yuǎn

profound
abstruse mystery

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玄: xuán · deep, profound, abstruse; Kangxi radical 95
遠: yuǎn · distant, remote, far; profound
远: yuǎn · distant, remote, far; profound

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2–3 · xuan2 yuan3

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jyun4 jyun5

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