yǎnyān

to enclose

Senses

yǎn suddenly

suddenly; abruptly; hastily

yǎn to cover

(literary) to cover; to include or contain everything

yǎn (also yān) faint

(bound form) breathing feebly; on the verge of death

yān to flood

variant of yān, meaning to flood or submerge

yān to castrate

variant of yān, meaning to castrate or a eunuch

yǎn (also yān) Yan

a Chinese surname

yān to stay

(literary) to stay; to delay; to be stranded; (of time) a long duration; variant of yān

References

variant 奄/奄 淹/淹
variant 奄/奄 阉/閹