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Chinese characters for “xuan”

35 characters share this plain syllable. Compare tone marks first, then open a character for writing and usage.

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First tone

xuān

pavilion

to proclaim, to declare, to announce

pavilion

to forget

lively, noisy

to pull up one's sleeves

12 strokes

萱

xuān

day-lily, Hemerocallis fulva

warm, genial

warm

ornamental jade

clever, nimble

noisy, uproarious

Second tone

xuán

悬

xuán

to hang, to hoist, to suspend

11 strokes · HSK 3.0 L7-9

玄

xuán

deep, profound, abstruse

5 strokes · HSK 3.0 L7-9

indigestion

to revolve, to orbit, to return

eddy, whirlpool

beautiful jade

to hang, to hoist, to suspend

20 strokes

Third tone

xuǎn

选

xuǎn

to select, to elect, to choose

9 strokes · HSK 3.0 L3

sunlight

to select, to elect, to choose

ringworms

ringworms

Fourth tone

xuàn

to weep, to cry

to glitter, to shine

variegated, adorned

to confuse

a device for carrying a tripod

to render

variegated, adorned

shoe last

a device for carrying a tripod

Chinese character

lathe

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to choose

to select

to choose

to declare

to disseminate

athlete

to be elected

to select on the basis of a vote or consensus

入选rùxuǎn

to be included among those selected for

筛选shāixuǎn

to filter

Chinese characters for “xuan”

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