Yǎ diǎn nàdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
Athena
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Original source entry:

雅典娜 雅典娜 [Ya3 dian3 na4] /Athena/

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Character information

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  • 雅
    yǎ

    elegant

  • 典
    diǎn

    canon / law / standard work of scholarship / literary quotation or allusion / ceremony / to be in charge of / to mortgage or pawn

  • 娜
    nà

    (phonetic na) / used esp. in female names such as Anna 安娜[Ān nà] or Diana 黛安娜[Dài ān nà]

    nuó

    elegant / graceful

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