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雋

简隽 · 繁雋

Mandarin · pinyin juàn#

meaningful
significant

Mandarin · pinyin jùn#

variant of 俊 jùn

Mandarin · pinyin Juàn#

surname Juan

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雋: Look up this written character
隽: juàn · superior, outstanding, talented

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4 · juan4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

cyun5 · syun5 · zeon3

Cantonese word readings for 雋. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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(obsolete, especially of bird meat) plump; fatty; rich; delicious
(literary) meaningful; thought-provoking
a surname

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(literary) alternative form of 俊 (jùn, “one who is superior in talent; superior in talent”)

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