Keyword
to spread out
- to overflow
- Frequency
- #2346
- Strokes
- 9
Readings
yǎn
Mnemonic
Water 氵 going in all directions 行
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in characters
Used in vocabulary
衍生
to give rise to; to derive; derivative; derivation
繁衍
to multiply; to reproduce; to increase gradually in number or quantity
敷衍
to elaborate (on a theme); to expound (the classics); perfunctory; to skimp; to botch; to do sth half-heartedly or just for show; barely enough to get by
衍射
(physics) to diffract
衍生物
derivative; offshoot
衍
to spread out; to develop; to overflow; to amplify; superfluous
夏衍
Xia Yan (1900-1995), Chinese writer, playwright, socialist critic and movie pioneer
罗摩衍那
the Ramayana (Indian epic)
敷衍了事
(idiom) to do things half-heartedly; to merely go through the motions
衍化
to evolve (of ideas, designs, constructions etc); to develop and change
衍变
to develop; to evolve
邹衍
Zou Yan (305-240 BC), founder of the School of Yin-Yang of the Warring States Period (475-221 BC)
敷衍塞责
(idiom) to skimp on the job; to work half-heartedly; not to take the job seriously
推衍
to deduce; to infer; an implication; same as 推演
衍圣公
hereditary title bestowed on Confucius' descendants
衍伸
to give rise (to); to spawn; to spread (to)