衍U+884D9 STROKES
Entry·pron. yǎn
ㄧㄢˇ
“To spread out or develop; to overflow or spill over; to amplify; superfluous or redundant.”
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Taiwan rank
#2,178
Radical
行go/do
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- 衍生ㄧㄢˇ ㄕㄥto give rise to; to derive; derivative; derivation; something that develops from something else; secondary; by-product
- 繁衍ㄈㄢˊ ㄧㄢˇto multiply; to reproduce; to thrive in number; to grow and spread
- 敷衍ㄈㄨ ㄧㄢˇto do something half-heartedly or perfunctorily; to skimp; to barely get by; to elaborate or expound (on a theme)
- 衍生出ㄧㄢˇ ㄕㄥ ㄔㄨto derive; to give rise to; to produce as a byproduct; to emerge from
- 蔡衍明ㄘㄞˋ ㄧㄢˇ ㄇㄧㄥˊTsai Eng-meng; Taiwanese businessman, founder and chairman of Want Want Group
- 尹衍梁ㄧㄣˇ ㄧㄢˇ ㄌㄧㄤˊTaiwanese businessman and philanthropist; founder of Ruentex Group; major donor behind Tang Prize
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