Phonosemantic compound. 女 represents the meaning and 爰 represents the sound.
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Historical Evolution
媛
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
媛
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
媛
Clerical
Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)
媛
Regular
Modern
Chinese
媛 [yuán]
beautiful (woman)
媛 [yuàn]
a beauty
Japanese
- young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.)
- girl
- small; cute; lesser (in names of species)
- prostitute
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
媛 えん
En female given name
媛 はなおか
Hanaoka unclassified name
媛 はる
Haru female given name
媛 ひめ
Hime female given name
CHINESE WORDS (6)
名媛 [míngyuán] #49,707
young lady of note
彭丽媛 [PéngLìyuán] #45,020
Peng Liyuan (1962-), PRC folk music singer, wife of Xi Jinping 習近平|习近平[XíJìnpíng]
彭丽媛 [PéngLìyuán] #45,020
Peng Liyuan (1962-), PRC folk music singer, wife of Xi Jinping 習近平|习近平[XíJìnpíng]
徐熙媛 [XúXīyuán] #55,598
Barbie Hsu (1976-), Taiwanese entertainer, nicknamed 大S
婵媛 [chányuán] #74,107
(of a woman) graceful
婵媛 [chányuán] #74,107
(of a woman) graceful
JAPANESE WORDS (9)
⭐ 姫 [ひめ] #3,079
young lady of noble birth
才媛 [さいえん] #44,353
literary woman
愛媛県 [えひめけん] #52,707
Ehime Prefecture (Shikoku)
愛媛 [えひめ] #64,949
Ehime (prefecture)
愛媛大学 [えひめだいがく] #166,663
Ehime University
愛媛大 [えひめだい]
Ehime University (abbr)
愛媛女子短大 [えひめじょしたんだい]
Ehime Women's Junior College
愛媛県立医療技術大学 [えひめけんりついりょうぎじゅつだいがく]
Ehime Prefectural University of Health Science
愛媛県警 [えひめけんけい]
Ehime Prefectural Police (abbr)
KOREAN WORDS (1)