1. 奄

奄

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  • 3456th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 3 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 2 words
  • Component in 16 characters

Decomposition

1Once
奄→
大电
2Radical
奄→
大big日sun/day丨line乚second
3Graphical
奄→
人一口一丨乚

Pinyin & Meaning

1. yǎn (Yan3)surname Yan
2. yān (yan1)variant of 閹|阉[yan1] • to castrate • variant of 淹[yan1] • to delay
3. yǎn (yan3)suddenly • abruptly • hastily • to cover • to surround

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 奄 yān (yan1)The component 乚 is pronounced as 'yà' (ya4). It has the same pinyin initial.
2. Pronunciation clue for 奄 yǎn (yan3)The component 乚 is pronounced as 'yà' (ya4). It has the same pinyin initial.

Appears In

奄 also appears in:
掩淹俺庵阉腌鹌罨崦埯菴硽醃裺閹鵪

Example Words

Uncommon

奄奄一息 

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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