yàn

satiate, eat one's fill

Depicts a dog () with meat () in its mouth ().

Components
甘 iconic component

  Iconic component

gān

  

sweetness

Depicts a mouth with something tasty inside.

⺼ iconic component

  Iconic component

ròu

  

meat, flesh

⺼ is a component form of .

犬 iconic component

  Iconic component

quǎn

  

dog

Evolution

猒 Bronze script Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)

Bronze script

Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
猒 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
猒 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
猒 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

yàn

satiate; eat one's fill

Component uses

Sound component in 1 character (1 verified)