xián

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Source form: 伭
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
(literary) cruel; ruthless / (literary) dark red; black
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

伭 伭 [xian2] /(literary) cruel; ruthless/(literary) dark red; black/

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xuán

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Source form: 伭
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
variant of 玄[xuán] / variant of 懸|悬[xuán]
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

伭 伭 [xuan2] /variant of 玄[xuan2]/variant of 懸|悬[xuan2]/

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Xián

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Source form: 伭
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
surname Xian
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-40f252cc973ca9e7. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

伭 伭 [Xian2] /surname Xian/

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