衍

yǎn

Radical: 行 ideographic

Components & Etymology

衍 decomposes into the following components:

行 氵

Words containing 衍

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 衍.

夏衍
xià yǎn
Xia Yan (1900-1995), Chinese writer, playwright, socialist critic and movie pioneer
推衍
tuī yǎn
to deduce
敷衍
fū yǎn
to elaborate (on a theme)
沃衍
wò yǎn
rich and fertile (soil)
箧衍
qiè yǎn
bamboo box
繁衍
fán yǎn
to multiply
蕃衍
fán yǎn
to multiply
衍伸
yǎn shēn
衍化
yǎn huà
to evolve (of ideas, designs, constructions etc)
衍变
yǎn biàn
to develop
衍射
yǎn shè
diffraction
衍生
yǎn shēng
to give rise to

Related characters (radical 行)

Characters that share the radical 行.

行 術 衕 衖 街 衙 衚 衛 衝 衡 衢

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