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