衍
U+884D
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Entry·pron. yǎn
ㄧㄢˇ
“To spread out or develop; to overflow or spill over; to amplify; superfluous or redundant.”
Taiwan rank
#2,175
Radical
行go/do
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Words containing this character
Common words in our dictionary built on this character
- 衍生to give rise to; to derive; derivative; derivation; something that develops from something else; secondary; by-product
- 繁衍ㄈㄢˊ ㄧㄢˇto multiply; to reproduce; to thrive in number; to grow and spread
- 敷衍to do something half-heartedly or perfunctorily; to skimp; to barely get by; to elaborate or expound (on a theme)
- 衍生出to derive; to give rise to; to produce as a byproduct; to emerge from
- 蔡衍明
- 尹衍樑
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