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焉

yān

Meanings

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yān
  1. 1.where
  2. 2.how

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Wiktionary

  1. 1.a kind of yellow bird, found around the Yangtze and Huai Rivers
  2. 2.in it; on it; to it; from it; by it; than it; here
  3. 3.Final modal particle, used to show a particular state or express affirmation, doubt or exclamation.
  4. 4.how? why? where? when?
  5. 5.thereupon; therefore; then

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Etymology

Possibly phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *qran, *ɢan, *qan): semantic 正 + phonetic 於 (OC *qaː, *qa). ; “in it; on it; here” ; “where; how”

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Stroke order

Components

焉正己灬

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Synonyms

哉乎

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Derived terms

下焉者少焉心不在焉心焉如割於焉于焉殺雞焉用牛刀杀鸡焉用牛刀烏焉成馬乌焉成马焉得焉支山焉爾焉尔焉知焉能終焉终焉終焉之志终焉之志罪莫大焉與有榮焉与有荣焉語焉不詳语焉不详

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Related words

异焉 feeling surprised at sth焉耆 see 焉耆回族自治县[Yān qí Huí zú Zì zhì xiàn]焉知 (literary) how is one to know?于焉 (classical) see 于是[yú shì]焉耆县 see 焉耆回族自治县[Yān qí Huí zú Zì zhì xiàn]有子存焉 I still have sons, don't I?心不在焉 absent-minded功莫大焉 no greater contribution has been made than this (idiom)语焉不详 to mention sth without elaborating (idiom); not giving details焉耆盆地 Yanqi basin in northeast of Tarim basin杀鸡焉用牛刀 don't use a sledgehammer on a nut割鸡焉用牛刀 lit. why use a pole-ax to slaughter a chicken? (idiom)