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璇

xuán

Character

What 璇 means

1. (jade)

Other readings

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

• xuánvariant of {璇|xuán}

Words containing 璇

• 唐家璇Táng Jiā xuánTang Jiaxuan (1938-), politician and diplomat
• 周璇Zhōu XuánZhou Xuan (1918-1957), Chinese singer and film actress
• 天璇Tiān xuánMerak; Beta Ursae Majoris in the Big Dipper

Characters built on 旋

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

• 漩xuánwhirlpool; eddy; also pr. xuàn
• 镟xuànto shape on a lathe; to peel with a knife; to turn in (a screw)

Characters that look like 璇

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

• 凝níngto congeal; to concentrate attention; to stare
• 瞒mánto conceal from; to keep (sb) in the dark
• 漩xuánwhirlpool; eddy; also pr. xuàn
• 辗zhǎnused in 辗转
• 辘lùused in 辘辘; used in 轱辘; used in 辘轳
• 辕yuánshaft of a cart or carriage; (bound form) entrance gate of a military camp or yamen…

Sounds the same

Read xuán, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 旋to revolve; a loop; a circle
• 悬to hang or suspend; to worry; public announcement
• 玄black; mysterious
• 漩whirlpool; eddy; also pr. xuàn
• 琁beautiful jade; star
• 玹jadelike precious stone; jade-colored
• 嫙beautiful; fine
• 暶(literary) bright; (literary) beautiful; good-looking
• 㻽variant of 璇; also pr. suì
• 伭variant of 玄; variant of 悬