奄 yǎn yān

variant of 淹yān; variant of 閹yān; to castrate

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Character data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 3462nd character
Radical ⼤ (37.5)
Strokes 8
Index # 3889

Definitions

奄 yǎn
  1. 1. suddenly
  2. 2. abruptly
  3. 3. to cover
  4. 4. to surround
  5. 5. hastily
  6. 6. surname Yan
奄 yān
  1. 1. variant of 淹yān
  2. 2. variant of 閹yān
  3. 3. to castrate
  4. 4. to delay

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Words containing 奄

Word Meaning
奄奄一息 yǎn yǎn yī xī
dying; at one's last gasp
奄列 yǎn liè
omelet
气息奄奄 qì xī yǎn yǎn
to have only a breath of life (idiom)
氣息奄奄 qì xī yǎn yǎn
to have only a breath of life (idiom)
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