surname Yan
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偃 is an 11 stroke, simplified and traditional Chinese character and is pronounced as yǎn in the third tone.
It is made up of the components 亻 (person) and 匽 (to hide, to secrete, to repress).
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Pronunciation
We found 1 pronunciation for 偃
Definitions for 偃 pronounced as yǎn
- surname Yan
- to lie supine
- to stop
- to fall down
Vocabulary
The most common words for 偃 — see all
- lit. lay down the flag and still the drums (idiom); fig. to cease
- to give in
- Yanshi county level city in Luoyang 洛陽|洛阳, Henan
- Yanshi county level city in Luoyang 洛陽|洛阳, Henan