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to be satiated

HSK 10
yuān
Depicts a mouth (口) eating a piece of meat (⺼) to be full. Original form of 䬼.
Components
mouth+ meat (side) =
to be satiated
Iconic component
kǒu mouth
Iconic component
ròu meat (side)
meat
⺼ is a component form of 肉.
Notes
Historical Evolution
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Regular
Modern
Chinese
[yuān]
a small worm; to twist; to surround; empty
Example Sentences