Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 延 represents the sound. Simplified form of 㳄.
Clerical script
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)Regular script
ModernFreq. | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 垂涎 | to drool |
| 涎 | variant of 涎[xián] |
| 垂涎欲滴 | to hunger for |
| 垂涎三尺 | to yearn for |
| 馋涎欲滴 | greedy |
