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yuān
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English Definitiondeep pool; deep; profound
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Pinyinyuān
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(After Tone Sandhi)
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Zhuyin (Bopomofo) ㄩㄢ
Cantonese (Jyutping)jyun1

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渊源yuānyuánorigin; source; relationship
渊博yuānbóerudite; profound; learned; extremely knowledgeable
渊薮yuānsǒu(lit.) gathering place of fish or other creatures; (fig.) haunt; lair; nest; den; hotbed
渊壑yuānhèdeep valley
渊富yuānfùrich and variegated
Words With Same Tail Word    
深渊shēnyuānabyss
李渊lǐyuānLi Yuan, personal name of first Tang emperor Gaozu 唐高祖 (566-635), reigned 618-626
刘渊liúyuānLiu Yuan (c. 251-310), warlord at the end of the Western Jin dynasty 西晋, founder of Cheng Han of the Sixteen Kingdoms 成汉 (304-347)
九渊jiǔyuānabyss; deep chasm
颜渊yányuānYan Yuan (521-481 BC), disciple of Confucius 孔夫子, also known as 颜回
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