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轩辕 (xuān yuán): Xuanyuan (surname) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

轩 • xuān • carriage; high; wide; balcony

xuān轩

carriage; high; wide; balcony

辕 • yuán • shafts of a cart or carriage

yuán辕

shafts of a cart or carriage

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Pinyinxuān yuán

MeaningXuanyuan; a compound Chinese surname; the Yellow Emperor

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More common words that include characters from 轩辕.

Words with 轩

轩敞xuān chǎngspacious and bright
轩昂xuān ángdignified; imposing
轩然大波xuān rán dà bōa great disturbance; a big controversy

Words with 辕

南辕北辙nán yuán běi zhéto act in a way that defeats one's purpose [idiom]

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Example Sentences with 轩辕

xuān轩

yuán辕

shì是

zhōng中

huá华

mín民

zú族

de的

zǔ祖

xiān先

。

The Yellow Emperor is the ancestor of the Chinese nation.

zhōng中

guó国

rén人

cháng常

chēng称

xuān轩

yuán辕

wéi为

huáng黄

xuān轩

yuán辕

de的

chuán传

shuō说

zài在

zhōng中

guó国

lì历

dì帝

。

Chinese people often call the Yellow Emperor Huangdi.

shǐ史

zhōng中

liú流

chuán传

hěn很

guǎng广

。

The legends of the Yellow Emperor are widely spread in Chinese history.