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舛

chuǎn

Character

What 舛 means

1. mistaken
2. erroneous
3. contradictory

Example sentences

• 他命运多舛。
  He is unfortunate.

Words starting with 舛

• 舛误chuǎn wùerror; mistake

Words containing 舛

• 多舛duō chuǎnfull of trouble and misfortune (usu. referring to sb's life)
• 命途多舛mìng tú duō chuǎnto meet with many difficulties in one's life (idiom)
• 坎坷多舛kǎn kě duō chuǎnfull of trouble and misfortune (usu. referring to someone's life)

Sounds the same

Read chuǎn, tone for tone, but written differently.

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