嫘縈

Chinese

		surname	wind around
trad. (嫘縈)		嫘	縈
simp. (嫘萦)		嫘	萦

Etymology

Phono-semantic matching of English rayon, influenced by 嫘祖 (Léizǔ, “founder of sericulture in Chinese mythology”).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): léiyíng

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄟˊ ㄧㄥˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: léiyíng
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄟˊ ㄧㄥˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: léiyíng
    • Wade–Giles: lei²-ying²
    • Yale: léi-yíng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: leiyng
    • Palladius: лэйин (lɛjin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /leɪ̯³⁵ iŋ³⁵/

Noun

嫘縈

1. rayon (artificial fibre)