1234567891011Keywordto castrateeunuchFrequency#3382Strokes11ReadingsyānMnemonic门 (gate) gives the meaning and 奄 the sound.Stroke orderComposed of门gate奄suddenlyUsed in vocabulary阉yānto castrate; a castrate; neuter阉割yāngēto castrate; fig. to emasculate阉人yānréna castrate阉寺yānsì(literary) court eunuch