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抡元

lún yuán

2-character word Traditional 掄元

What 抡元 means

1. to win the top award
2. to come first in the examination rankings

The characters in 抡元

• 抡lūnto swing (one's arms, a heavy object); to wave (a sword, one's fists); to fling (money)
• 元yuáncurrency unit (esp. Chinese yuan); (bound form) first; original; primary…

Sounds the same

Read lún yuán, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 轮缘rim; edge of wheel

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