archaic
literary
adjective

Meaning of

菀 means (literary) luxuriant; lush; flourishing (of vegetation); exuberant. Pronounced yù.

  • (literary) luxuriant; lush; flourishing (of vegetation); exuberant

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Definitions & Examples

liǔ
 
míng
tiáo
huì
huì
 

Luxuriant are those willows, the singing cicadas chirp.

wǎn
 
chù
wǎnw
suīǎ
n
 
huā
míng
rán
 
cǎo
mào
 
y
 ù
 
 
 
 
 

Though purple aster (wǎn) is named for its flower, its grass also grows luxuriantly (yù) in the wild.

yíng
 
tiān
dào
zhī
cháng
 

Flourishing and withering, fullness and emptiness—these are the constants of heaven's way.