衍
Character
to spread out
Meaning
yǎn
yan3- to spread out CC-CEDICT
- to develop CC-CEDICT
- to overflow CC-CEDICT
- to amplify CC-CEDICT
- superfluous CC-CEDICT
Stroke order
All 9 strokes
Speed
Practice writing 衍
Draw “衍” here — the faint guide shows its shape.
Example sentences
我不想敷衍你。
wǒ bù xiǎng fū yǎn nǐ
I don't want to be careless with you.
AI-generated sentence
这些话衍生了很多问题。
zhè xiē huà yǎn shēng le hěn duō wèn tí
These words led to many problems.
AI-generated sentence
他做事很敷衍。
tā zuò shì hěn fū yǎn
He does his work without care.
AI-generated sentence
Words with 衍
See all 28 →衍生yǎn shēngto come from something and become something new; to make something new appearWordHSK 7–9衍伸yǎn shēnto give rise (to)Word衍化yǎn huàto evolve (of ideas, designs, constructions etc)Word衍变yǎn biànto developWord衍射yǎn shè(physics) to diffractWord衍圣公yǎn shèng gōnghereditary title bestowed on Confucius' descendantsWord衍射角yǎn shè jiǎoangle of diffraction (physics)Word衍生剧yǎn shēng jùspin-off series (TV)Word衍生物yǎn shēng wùderivative; offshootWord衍圣公府yǎn shèng gōng fǔthe official residence of Confucius' descendants at Qufu 曲阜, ShandongWord衍声复词yǎn shēng fù cícompound word, such as 玫瑰 (méi guī) or 咖啡 (kā fēi), whose meaning is unrelated to the individual characters (Note: These characters are often not used independently in modern Chinese.)Word衍射格子yǎn shè gé zidiffraction grating (physics)Word