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yuán
  1. 1.wall

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  1. 1.wall
  2. 2.city
  3. 3.enclosure

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Etymology

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *ɢʷan): semantic 土 (“earth”) + phonetic 亘 (xuān). Borrowed from Tocharian B wänt-, Tocharian A wänt- (“to envelop, to surround”).

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