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凄婉

qī wǎn

2-character word Traditional 淒婉

What 凄婉 means

1. melancholy
2. moving and sad
3. sweet and piteous

The characters in 凄婉

• 凄qīintense cold; frigid; dismal
• 婉wǎngraceful; tactful

Sounds the same

Read qī wǎn, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 凄惋doleful; piteous; also written 凄婉

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