Definition
媞 is a rare character seldom used in modern Chinese. It appears mainly as a phonetic component in transcriptions (e.g., in foreign names) or occasionally as a character in female given names. In classical texts it could mean 'good' or 'beautiful', but that sense is now obsolete.
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used as phoneticfemale name
Examples
- 媞。Tā míngzi lǐ de # zì hěn shǎojiàn.The character ∼ in her name is very rare.
- 媞。# zhège zì zài gǔdài wénxiàn zhōng chūxiàn guò.The character ∼ appears in ancient texts.
- 媞。Tā yòng # zuòwéi míngzì de yí bùfen.He uses ∼ as part of his name.
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