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瓊

简琼 · 繁瓊

Mandarin · pinyin qióng#

jasper
fine jade
beautiful
exquisite (e.g. wine, food)
abbr. for Hainan province

Mandarin · pinyin Qióng#

short name for Hainan 海南 Hǎi nán

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琼: qióng · jade; rare, precious; elegant; (Cant.) to coagulate

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character · Etymology 1

(literary) fine jade (particularly red jade)
(literary) elegant; exquisite; beautiful
(abbreviation) Hainan
a surname

character · Etymology 2

a transliteration of the English female given name June, Joan, or Joanne

character · Etymology 4

(Cantonese, alt-of, alternative) alternative form of 凝 (“to solidify; to congeal”)
(Cantonese, alt-of, alternative) alternative form of 滰 (“to filter off water; to dry”)

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