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蔚

Mandarin · pinyin wèi#

Artemisia japonica
luxuriant
resplendent
impressive

Mandarin · pinyin Yù#

surname Yu
place name

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蔚: wèi · luxuriant, thick; ornamental

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4 · wei4

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wai3 · wat1

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character · Etymology 1

(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) Artemisia japonica

character · Etymology 2

(literary, of vegetation) exuberant; luxuriant; lush
(literary) grand; magnificent
(literary) ornate; elaborate
(literary, of mist) permeating

character · Etymology 2

(alt-of, alternative) alternative form of 鬱 /郁 (yù, “depressed; pent-up”)

character · Etymology 3

a surname
Used in place names.

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