邕

Mandarin · pinyin yōng#

Meanings · yōng

  1. city surrounded by a moat
  2. old variant of 雍 yōng
  3. old variant of 壅 yōng
Mandarin · pinyin Yōng#

Meanings · Yōng

  1. Yong River (Guangxi)
  2. short name for Nanning (Guangxi)
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邕
yōng · former or literary name for Nanning (in Guangxi)
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  1. (alt-of, alternative) alternative form of 雍 (yōng, “harmony; harmonious”)
  2. (alt-of, alternative) alternative form of 壅 (“to obstruct”)
  3. (~州) (history) Yongzhou (an ancient prefecture of China, located in modern-day Nanning, Guangxi, that existed between 632 and 1279 CE)
  4. (alt-of, alternative, name) Alternative name for 南寧/南宁 (Nánníng, “Nanning”).

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邕 · yong1 · Yong1
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Exact source records邕 邕 [yong1] /city surrounded by a moat/old variant of 雍[yong1]/old variant of 壅[yong1]/邕 邕 [Yong1] /Yong River (Guangxi)/short name for Nanning (Guangxi)/