yǎn

a kind of insectivorous rodent

Components

Meaning component
shǔ rat

rat

Sound component
yǎn, yàn to hide

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangqanʔ

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang

yǎn a kind of insectivorous rodent Simplified

Components

Meaning component
shǔ rat

rat

Sound component
yàn peaceful

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode