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縕

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Mandarin · pinyin yūn#

orange color
used in 絪縕 yīn yūn

Mandarin · pinyin yùn#

hemp
vague
mysterious

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縕: Look up this written character
缊: yùn · tangled hemp, raveled silk; vague, confused

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1 · yun1

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(archaic) old fabric fibers
(archaic) tangled; disorderly
(archaic) orange (color)
used in 絪縕／𬘡缊

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