延
U+5EF6
6 STROKES
Entry·pron. yán
ㄧㄢˊ
“to extend; to prolong; to delay; to spread; to lead to; to invite; surname Yan”
Taiwan rank
#928
Radical
廴long stride
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Words containing this character
Common words in our dictionary built on this character
- 延續to continue; to go on; to last; to extend; to prolong.
- 延伸to extend; to stretch; to expand; to spread; to lengthen or prolong something in space or time.
- 延長to extend; to prolong; to lengthen; to delay
- 拖延to delay; to put off; to procrastinate
- 延後ㄧㄢˊ ㄏㄡˋto postpone; to defer; to delay; to put off to a later time
- 延伸到to extend to; to stretch to; to reach (a place or point); to spread into; to continue into.
- 延宕ㄧㄢˊ ㄉㄤˋto delay; to postpone; to procrastinate; to put something off repeatedly.
- 蔓延to spread; to extend in all directions; to proliferate gradually over an area.
- 延誤to delay; to be late; to miss a deadline; to cause a setback due to lateness.
- 延遲to delay; to postpone; to defer; to lag (computing); to procrastinate
- 延燒ㄧㄢˊ ㄕㄠ(of fire) to keep burning; to spread to other areas; (fig.) (of disease, conflict, trend) to spread; to intensify
- 綿延to stretch continuously; to extend without interruption; to be unbroken (esp. of a mountain range or long feature).
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