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衍
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
衍
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
衍
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
衍
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
衍
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
衍
Bronze
Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)
衍
Bronze
Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
衍
Bronze
Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
衍
Bronze
Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
衍
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
衍
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
衍
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
衍
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
衍
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
衍
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
衍
Regular
Modern
Chinese
衍 [yǎn]
to spread out; to develop; to overflow; to amplify; superfluous
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
衍 ひろし
Hiroshi given name
CHINESE WORDS (40)
敷衍 [fūyǎn] #14,039
to elaborate (on a theme)
繁衍 [fányǎn] #16,042
to multiply
衍生 [yǎnshēng] #29,749
to give rise to
敷衍了事 [fūyǎnliǎoshì] #33,040
to skimp
衍生物 [yǎnshēngwù] #49,027
a derivative (complex product derived from simpler source material)
衍射 [yǎnshè] #65,161
diffraction
衍变 [yǎnbiàn] #68,867
to develop
衍变 [yǎnbiàn] #68,867
to develop
夏衍 [XiàYǎn] #41,752
Xia Yan (1900-1995), Chinese writer, playwright, socialist critic and movie pioneer
衍化 [yǎnhuà] #48,660
to evolve (of ideas, designs, constructions etc)
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