Depicts being accomplished in both literature (文) and military skill (弓). 厂 is a phonetic component.
Components
厂 Phonetic component
hǎn cliff (radical)
"cliff" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 27), occurring in 原, 历, 压 etc
View phonetic series →弓 Meaning component
gōng bow
Notes
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Historical Evolution
彦
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
彦
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
彦
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
彦
Clerical
Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
彦
Regular
Modern
Chinese
彦 / 彥 [yàn]
accomplished; elegant
Japanese
boy
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (11)
李彦宏 [LǐYànhóng] #30,920
Robin Li (1968-), founder and CEO of Baidu 百度, a PRC Internet company
巴彦 [Bāyàn] #48,205
Bayan county in Harbin 哈爾濱|哈尔滨[Hā'ěrbīn], Heilongjiang
巴彦淖尔市 [Bāyànnào'ěrshì] #49,527
Bayan Nur prefecture-level city in Inner Mongolia
野田佳彦 [YětiánJiāyàn] #52,295
Noda Yoshihiko, Prime Minister of Japan (2 September 2011 ~)
巴彦县 [Bāyànxiàn] #57,798
Bayan county in Harbin 哈爾濱|哈尔滨[Hā'ěrbīn], Heilongjiang
巴彦淖尔 [Bāyànnào'ěr] #61,110
Bayan Nur prefecture-level city in Inner Mongolia
高村正彦 [GāocūnZhèngyàn] #64,853
KOMURA Masahiko (1942-), Japanese politician, foreign minister from 1998, minister of defense from 2007
韩彦直 [HánYànzhí] #73,660
Han Yanzhi (1131-?), Song dynasty botanist, author of classification of orange trees 橘錄|橘录[júlù]
巴彦浩特 [BāyànHàotè]
Bayan Hot, capital of Alxa League 阿拉善盟[AlāshànMéng], Inner Mongolia
巴彦浩特市 [BāyànHàotèShì]
Bayan Hot, capital of Alxa League 阿拉善盟[AlāshànMéng], Inner Mongolia
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