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岸然

àn rán

2-character word

What 岸然 means

1. solemn
2. serious

The characters in 岸然

• 岸ànbank; shore; beach; coast
• 然ráncorrect; right; so

Words containing 岸然

• 道貌岸然dào mào àn ránsanctimonious; dignified

Sounds the same

Read àn rán, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 黯然dim; sad

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