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颛顼

Zhuān xū

2-character word Traditional 顓頊

What 颛顼 means

Zhuanxu, one of the Five Legendary Emperors {五帝|wǔ dì}, grandson of the Yellow Emperor {黄帝|Huáng dì}, trad. reigned 2513-2435 BC

The characters in 颛顼

颛zhuāngood; simple
顼xūused in 颛顼; used in 顼顼; Taiwan pr. xù

Go deeper

The four tones and the neutral tone, to read Zhuān xū correctly.
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