cyun4荃
Jyutpingcyun4
Yalechyùhn
Definition
An aromatic herb, used almost exclusively in personal and place names.
neutralplaces
How it's used
Primarily encountered as a component in place names like 荃灣 or in personal names. It is not a standalone word in modern spoken Cantonese and carries no meaning outside of these specific proper nouns. Learners should treat it as a fixed character for naming purposes rather than a vocabulary item with functional usage.
Examples
He lives over in Tsuen Wan.
Related words
Common phrases
Tsuen Wan
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Grammar guides
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- Possession (嘅)How to say my, your, and his, and how to link a describing word to a noun, all with the little word 嘅 (ge3).
