yǎn

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Definitions

  1. 1. to spread out
  2. 2. to develop
  3. 3. to overflow
  4. 4. to amplify
  5. 5. superfluous

Words Containing 衍

敷衍
fū yǎn

to elaborate (on a theme)

衍生
yǎn shēng

to give rise to

信贷衍生产品
xìn dài yǎn shēng chǎn pǐn

credit derivative (in finance)

夏衍
xià yǎn

Xia Yan (1900-1995), Chinese writer, playwright, socialist critic and movie pioneer

推衍
tuī yǎn

to deduce

敷衍了事
fū yǎn liǎo shì

(idiom) to do things half-heartedly; to merely go through the motions

敷衍塞责
fū yǎn sè zé

to skimp on the job; to work half-heartedly; not to take the job seriously

沃衍
wò yǎn

rich and fertile (soil)

箧衍
qiè yǎn

bamboo box

繁衍
fán yǎn

to multiply

罗摩衍那
luó mó yǎn nà

the Ramayana (Indian epic)

胄裔繁衍
zhòu yì fán yǎn

Descendants are great in numbers. (idiom)

衍伸
yǎn shēn

to give rise (to)

衍化
yǎn huà

to evolve (of ideas, designs, constructions etc)

衍射
yǎn shè

diffraction

衍射格子
yǎn shè gé zi

diffraction grating (physics)

衍射角
yǎn shè jiǎo

angle of diffraction (physics)

衍生剧
yǎn shēng jù

spin-off series (TV)

衍生工具
yǎn shēng gōng jù

derivative (finance)

衍生物
yǎn shēng wù

a derivative (complex product derived from simpler source material)

衍生产品
yǎn shēng chǎn pǐn

derivative product

衍圣公
yǎn shèng gōng

hereditary title bestowed on Confucius' descendants

衍圣公府
yǎn shèng gōng fǔ

the official residence of Confucius' descendants at Qufu 曲阜, Shandong

衍声复词
yǎn shēng fù cí

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

衍变
yǎn biàn

to develop

邹衍
zōu yǎn

Zou Yan (305-240 BC), founder of the School of Yin-Yang of the Warring States Period (475-221 BC)

金融衍生产品
jīn róng yǎn shēng chǎn pǐn

financial derivative

铺衍
pù yǎn

to spread out widely