yǎn

to develop; to spread out; superfluous

HSK 6 #2437

Character data

HSK 6
Frequency 2437th character
Radical ⾏ (144.3)
Strokes 9
Index # 1582

Definitions

衍 yǎn
  1. 1. to develop
  2. 2. to spread out
  3. 3. superfluous
  4. 4. to amplify
  5. 5. to overflow

Stroke order

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Words containing 衍

Word Meaning
perfunctory; to do sth half-heartedly or just for show
to reproduce; to multiply
to derive; to give rise to; derivative
to work half-heartedly; to skimp; not to bother
derivative product; offshoot
diffraction
to develop; to evolve
to work half-heartedly; not to take the job seriously
the Ramayana (Indian epic)
credit derivative (in finance)
credit derivative (in finance)
Xia Yan, Chinese writer and playwright
to deduce; to infer; same as tuī yǎn
to work half-heartedly; not to take the job seriously
rich and fertile (soil)
bamboo box
bamboo box
the Ramayana (Indian epic)
Descendants are great in numbers. (idiom)
variant of fán yǎn
to give rise (to); to spawn; to spread (to)
to evolve (of ideas, designs, constructions etc)
diffraction grating (physics)
angle of diffraction (physics)
derivative (finance)
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