衍
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Definitions
- 1. to spread out
- 2. to develop
- 3. to overflow
- 4. to amplify
- 5. superfluous
Words Containing 衍
to elaborate (on a theme)
to give rise to
credit derivative (in finance)
Xia Yan (1900-1995), Chinese writer, playwright, socialist critic and movie pioneer
to deduce
(idiom) to do things half-heartedly; to merely go through the motions
to skimp on the job; to work half-heartedly; not to take the job seriously
rich and fertile (soil)
bamboo box
to multiply
the Ramayana (Indian epic)
Descendants are great in numbers. (idiom)
to give rise (to)
to evolve (of ideas, designs, constructions etc)
diffraction
diffraction grating (physics)
angle of diffraction (physics)
spin-off series (TV)
derivative (finance)
a derivative (complex product derived from simpler source material)
derivative product
hereditary title bestowed on Confucius' descendants
the official residence of Confucius' descendants at Qufu 曲阜, Shandong
compound word such as 玫瑰[méi guī] or 咖啡[kā fēi], whose meaning is unrelated to the component hanzi, which often cannot be used singly
to develop
Zou Yan (305-240 BC), founder of the School of Yin-Yang of the Warring States Period (475-221 BC)
financial derivative
to spread out widely