Dong Chinese dictionary

yān

castrate

Phonosemantic compound. 門 represents the meaning and 奄 represents the sound.

Components

門 Meaning component

mén

door

奄 Sound component

yǎn, yān

ere long

Evolution

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

yān

castrate; eunuch; to castrate; a castrate; neuter

Most common words with 閹

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