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奄
yǎn
1. suddenly
2. abruptly
3. hastily
4. to cover
5. to surround
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
yān
variant of [[閹|阉<yān>]] / to castrate / variant of [[淹<yān>]] / to delay

Metadata

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