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媛

yuán

Character

What 媛 means

1. used in {婵媛|chán yuán}

Other readings

媛 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• yuànbeautiful woman (in practice, often pronounced yuán); Taiwan pr. yuán

Example sentences

• 她是个程序媛吗？
  Tā shì gè chéngxù yuán ma?
  Is she a computer programmer?

Words containing 媛

• 彭丽媛Péng Lì yuánPeng Liyuan (1962–), PRC folk music singer, wife of Xi Jinping 习近平
• 佛媛fó yuánBuddhist griftress…
• 名媛míng yuànyoung lady of note; debutante
• 才媛cái yuàn(literary) talented and accomplished woman
• 徐熙媛Xú Xī yuánBarbie Hsu (1976–2025), Taiwanese entertainer, nicknamed 大SDà S
• 婵媛chán yuán(literary) (of a woman) graceful; (literary) to be interwoven…

Characters built on 爰

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

• 援yuánto help; to assist; to aid
• 缓huǎnslow; unhurried; sluggish
• 暖nuǎnwarm; to warm
• 瑗yuànlarge jade ring
• 锾huánancient unit of weight; money

Characters that look like 媛

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

• 援yuánto help; to assist; to aid
• 授shòu(bound form) to confer; to give; (bound form) to teach; to instruct; (literary) to appoint
• 缓huǎnslow; unhurried; sluggish
• 暖nuǎnwarm; to warm
• 嫌xiánto dislike; suspicion; resentment
• 媲pìto match; to pair

Sounds the same

Read yuán, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 元currency unit (esp. Chinese yuan); (bound form) first; original; primary…
• 员(bound form) person engaged in a certain field of activity; (bound form) member…
• 原former; original; primary
• 园land used for growing plants; site used for public recreation…
• 圆circle; round; circular
• 源root; source; origin
• 援to help; to assist; to aid
• 缘cause; reason; karma
• 辕shaft of a cart or carriage; (bound form) entrance gate of a military camp or yamen…
• 袁long robe (old)
• 猿ape
• 垣wall