Etymology

xun

X8U1N1

Today it means: A clay or ceramic globular vessel flute originating in China. Full definition →

Mandarin 塤 /埙
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The story

  1. Mandarin · borrowed from塤 /埙
  2. English todayxun

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 塤 /埙 (xūn).

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