Chinese Character Dictionary

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Stroke order, structure, pinyin, zhuyin, romanization, words and explanations for ""

Basic information
Strokes: 15 Radical: 王 Structure: 左中右结构
Pinyin: xuán Zhuyin: ㄒㄩㄢˊ Yueping: syun4 Guangdong: xun4
Minnan: sôan、sōan Chaozhou: suêng5 Tang:
Stroke order:
Words:玑璇琼璇璇台璇图璇墀璇娟璇室璇宫璇庭璇弁璇扆璇星璇曜璇机璇机玉衡璇极璇枢璇柄
Idioms:持衡拥璇璇玑改度璇霄丹台璇霄丹阙
Xiehouyu:
English meaning: beautiful jade; star
Detailed explanations by pronunciation
Pinyin 1: xuán
Zhuyin: ㄒㄩㄢˊ
(形声。从玉,旋声。本义:美玉)
同本义 璿,美玉也。——《说文》<br>天子之瑶:玉果、璇、珠、烛银、黄金之膏。——《穆天子传》<br>桀作璇室、象廊,纣为倾官、鹿台。——《三国志·杨阜传》
又如:璇室(璇室。玉饰的宫室。一说能旋转的宫室;亦指传说中仙人的居所);璇花(如玉的白花。比喻雪花)
次于玉的石头 璇,美石次玉。——《说文》<br>若不能用玉,可用白璇珠。——《晋书》
又如:;璇玉(美玉。一说次于玉的美石)璇源(琁源。产珠的水流;亦指皇族)
北斗七星的第二星 。如:璇柄(北斗七星的斗柄);璇星(星名。北斗第二星);璇枢(琁枢。星名。北斗第一星为枢,第二星为璇。泛指北斗星;又比喻枢纽,关键)