CHINESE CHARACTER
- Numbered pinyin
- yan1
- English meanings
- to flood, to submerge, to drown, to irritate the skin (of liquids), to delay
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BUILDING BLOCKS
Structure & components
Left–right structure
Left–right arrangement: left 氵; right 奄.
Meaning & sound clues
氵 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “water”.
奄 is identified as the sound component (yǎn). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 淹.
This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.
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Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.
stern
dislike; loathe
throat
banquet; feast
rock; cliff
surname Yan
cover; conceal
along
act
hot; inflammation
mist
flame
swallow
salt
eye
study; research; grind
inkstone
gorgeous; colorful
winding (in 蜿蜒)
spread; develop
speech; words
lane gate; surname
lane gate; surname
wild goose
face; color
to examine
salt
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