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yǎn

Meanings

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yǎn
  1. 1.to hide, to secrete, to repress
  2. 2.to bend

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Wiktionary

  1. 1.to hide, conceal
  2. 2.a surname
  3. 3.drainage ditch; latrine

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Etymology

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *qanʔ): semantic 匸 (“hiding enclosure”) + phonetic 妟 (yàn).

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