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What 学 means in a Chinese namexué

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学xué · B
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学习;学问。

To learn — and what has been learned.

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好学 What counts as loving learning

可谓好学也已。

That may be called loving to learn.

论语 · 学而篇 · our translation
Confucius defines it by conduct, not reading: little concern for comfort, quick to act, careful in speech. 孔子给「好学」下的定义不在书里:食不求饱、居不求安、敏事慎言、就有道而正——做到了才算。
好学学问学之学文学敏
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Not reading — the conduct that earns the word.

「学」不是读书,是那几件事做到了。