淵 (jyun1 | yuan1) : deep water; profound

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淵

jyun1

yuan1

[1] deep water; deep pool; gulf; abyss
[2] profound; erudite; deep; extensive

Don't confuse with 潚!

Additional PoS:

Stroke count: 11

Level: 3

Radical: 水 (#85)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

淵 / 渊

This word has been viewed 4217 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 24th Aug 2012 06:54

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淵博 jyun1 bok3 yuan1 bo2 = erudite; profound

深淵 sam1 jyun1 shen1 yuan1 = the abyss

天淵之別 tin1 jyun1 zi1bit6 tian1 yuan1 zhi1 bie2 = poles apart; a world of difference

淵源 jyun1 jyun4 yuan1 yuan2 = origin; source

種族淵源 zung2 zuk6 jyun1 jyun4 zhong3 zu2 yuan1 yuan2 = ethnicity

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Decimal representation of this word: 淵
Unicode code for this character: U+6df5 (off-site link)

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