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奄
yān
1. variant of [[閹|阉<yān>]]
2. to castrate
3. variant of [[淹<yān>]]
4. to delay
Uncommon • Top 60% ✏️ 8 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

奄
yǎn
to remain, to tarry; feeble
8 丶

Compound Words (2)

奄列
yǎnliè
omelet
奄奄一息
yǎnyǎnyīxī
dying

Alternate Entries

奄
Yǎn
surname Yan
奄
yǎn
suddenly / abruptly / hastily / to cover / to surround

Metadata

Category
Chinese
Character Frequency Rank
3,461
Word Frequency Rank
50,634 of 84,292