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琬

Character · Noun

fine jade; jade tablet

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Meanings

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1.

noun

fine jade; beautiful jade

literary

Literary term for precious jade, often appearing in classical texts and compound words such as 琬圭 (rounded jade tablet used in rituals) and 琬琰 (fine jade; also used figuratively for beautiful writing).

Zhè这
kuài块
wǎn琬
yù玉
jīng晶
yíng莹
tī剔
tòu透
 ,
shí十
fēn分
zhēn珍
guì贵
 。

This piece of fine jade is crystal clear and extremely precious.

Gǔ古
dài代
dì帝
wáng王
cháng常
yòng用
wǎn琬
guī圭
jì祭
sì祀
tiān天
dì地
 。

Ancient emperors often used rounded jade tablets to worship heaven and earth.

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Tā他
de的
wén文
zhāng章
rú如
wǎn琬
yǎn琰
bān般
yōu优
měi美
dòng动
rén人
 。

His writing is as beautiful and moving as fine jade.