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经筵

jīng yán

2-character word Traditional 經筵

What 经筵 means

1. place where the emperor listened to lectures (traditional)

The characters in 经筵

• 经jīngclassics; sacred book; scripture
• 筵yánbamboo mat for sitting

Sounds the same

Read jīng yán, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 精研to research carefully; to study intensively

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