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xuan paper

/ʃwæn peɪpəɹ/

xuan paper is the alternative letter-case form of Xuan paper.

Noun capitalized: Xuan paper

Xuan paper (countable and uncountable, plural Xuan papers)

  1. A kind of paper originating in ancient China, used for writing and painting, and renowned for its fine, soft texture.
    • It uses a robotic arm, purchased online and re-programmed, with an attached paintbrush. An algorithm interprets data sets of Wong’s choosing, directing the robotic arm to paint mountain contours to form a landscape on Xuan paper, a thin rice paper traditionally used for painting.2025 May 25, Amy Gunia, “This robotic arm is creating traditional Chinese ink paintings”, in CNN

Forms of xuan paper

pluralxuan papers
pluralXuan papers
alternative formShuen paper
alternative formxuan paper

Origin of xuan paper

From Mandarin 宣紙／宣纸 (xuānzhǐ).

Questions about xuan paper

What does xuan paper mean?
Xuan paper means a kind of paper originating in ancient China, used for writing and painting, and renowned for its fine, soft texture.
What is xuan paper the alternative letter-case form of?
Xuan paper is the alternative letter-case form of Xuan paper.
What part of speech is xuan paper?
Xuan paper is a noun.
How do you pronounce xuan paper?
Xuan paper is pronounced /ʃwæn peɪpəɹ/.
What is the plural of xuan paper?
The plural of xuan paper is xuan papers.

Words near xuan paper in the dictionary

  1. Xtopher
  2. xtr
  3. xtreme
  4. Xty
  5. xu
  6. xuan paper
  7. xuan papers
  8. Xuan Wu
  9. Xuan'en
  10. Xuancheng
  11. Xuanhua

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Adapted from Wiktionary: xuan paper (page history and authors); Xuan paper (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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