隽

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meaningful; significant

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Formation & memory

Break the character into parts you already know.

Ideographic compound (会意字)

Someone aiming a bow 乃 at a small bird 隹

Components 隹乃

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
含味隽永	hán wèi juàn yǒng	fine, lasting flavor (of literature)
隽语	juàn yǔ	epigram; meaningful or significant speech
隽品	juàn pǐn	outstanding work
隽永	juàn yǒng	meaningful; thought-provoking; significant
隽拔	juàn bá	handsome (of people); graceful (of calligraphy)
隽材	juàn cái	talent
隽妙	juàn miào	extremely elegant
隽楚	juàn chǔ	outstanding; extraordinary; preeminent
隽敏	juàn mǐn	refined and smart
隽誉	jùn yù	high fame
隽茂	juàn mào	outstanding talent

These characters use 隽 as their sound component — compare how they read.

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
隽 sound part	juàn	superior, outstanding, talented
携	xié	to carry, to lead, to take by the hand
镌	juān	engraving tool; to carve, to engrave