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Traditional (鉉)
Simplified (铉)
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Historical Evolution
铉
Bronze
Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
铉
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
铉
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
铉
Regular
Modern
Chinese
铉 / 鉉 [xuàn]
stick-like implement inserted into the handles of a tripod cauldron in ancient times in order to lift the cauldron; commonly used in Korean names, transcribed as "hyun"
Japanese
noun
- bowstring
- string (of shamisen, guitar, violin, etc.)
- bail (arched pot handle) (esp. 鉉)
- diagonal levelling wire across the top of a masu (also written as 梁)
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
鉉 げん
Gen unclassified name
CHINESE WORDS (2)