翬

简 翚 · 繁 翬
Mandarin · pinyin huī

Meanings

  1. pheasant
  2. golden pheasant
  3. variegated
  4. to fly
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翚
huī · pheasant; variegated; to fly
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  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to fly; to soar
  2. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) pheasant with colourful feathers
  3. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) feather (of a pheasant)
  4. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 揮 /挥 (huī, “to wave”)
  5. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 輝 /辉 (huī, “splendour; brilliance”)

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