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娟

juān

Character

What 娟 means

1. beautiful
2. graceful

Words starting with 娟

• 娟秀juān xiùbeautiful; graceful

Words containing 娟

• 婵娟chán juān(literary) beautiful woman; (literary) lovely; graceful; (literary) the moon
• 郑幸娟Zhèng Xìng juānZheng Xingjuan (1989–), Chinese female high jumper

Characters built on 肙

These share the phonetic component 肙 (yuān), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 捐juānto relinquish; to abandon; to contribute; to donate; (bound form) tax; levy
• 绢juànthin, tough silk fabric
• 鹃juāncuckoo
• 涓juānbrook; to select
• 狷juànimpetuous; rash; upright (character)
• 蜎yuānlarva of mosquito

Characters that look like 娟

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 捐juānto relinquish; to abandon; to contribute; to donate; (bound form) tax; levy
• 姬jīwoman; concubine; female entertainer (archaic)
• 婧jìng(literary) (of a woman) slender; delicate; (literary) (of a woman) talented
• 绢juànthin, tough silk fabric
• 堀kūcave; hole
• 娓wěiused in 娓娓

Sounds the same

Read juān, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 捐to relinquish; to abandon; to contribute; to donate; (bound form) tax; levy
• 涓brook; to select
• 鹃cuckoo
• 镌to engrave (on wood or stone); to inscribe
• 圈to confine; to lock up; to pen in
• 蠲(literary) to remit; to exempt; (literary) millipede; (literary) to manifest
• 焆(literary) bright
• 朘(literary) to reduce; (literary) to exploit
• 悁angry; sad
• 脧variant of 朘
• 鎸variant of 镌, to engrave (on wood or stone); to inscribe