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yán

Meanings

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yán
  1. 1.slug
  2. 2.used in 蜿蜒[wān yán]

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Wiktionary

  1. 1.to wriggle
  2. 2.slug
  3. 3.centipede

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Etymology

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *lan) and ideogrammic compound (會意 /会意): semantic 虫 (“insect”) + phonetic 延 (OC *lan, *lans, “extend”).

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