堧
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Meaning: adjoin
💡 Think 'ruán' sounds like 'run'—land that runs alongside a wall.
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Character Story & Explanation
堧 (ruán) refers to land that adjoins or borders something, often used in historical contexts for empty land by a city wall or riverbank. It reflects the Chinese worldview of space as relational and bounded, emphasizing edges and connectivity. Rarely used in modern Chinese, it appears in classical texts.
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