Read Edit View history Discussion 奄 yǎnyān to enclose Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Phonosemantic compound. 盍 represents the meaning and 甲 represents the sound. Based on the original meaning "to cover", now written as 掩. Pinyin Separate values with commas yǎn ×yān × Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas Add Traditional Variants Separate values with commas Add Variant Of Components Character ◎ Hint Depicts a lid. Original form of 蓋. Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 奄 Simp strokes 奄 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 奄 Simp strokes 奄 Trad strokes + Add component Stroke Data 奄 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 219, 653 ], [ 243, 646 ], [ 288, 645 ], [ 640, 706 ], [ 688, 709 ], [ 733, 701 ] ], [ [ 451, 837 ], [ 474, 798 ], [ 464, 762 ], [ 411, 619 ], [ 362, 535 ], [ 318, 477 ], [ 245, 402 ], [ 144, 322 ], [ 76, 281 ] ], [ [ 536, 649 ], [ 545, 650 ], [ 705, 475 ], [ 786, 411 ], [ 956, 380 ] ], [ [ 254, 371 ], [ 272, 365 ], [ 285, 352 ], [ 332, 126 ] ], [ [ 315, 371 ], [ 330, 361 ], [ 580, 404 ], [ 618, 401 ], [ 638, 392 ], [ 660, 362 ], [ 637, 300 ], [ 598, 145 ] ], [ [ 363, 263 ], [ 392, 264 ], [ 506, 289 ], [ 549, 284 ] ], [ [ 350, 141 ], [ 359, 149 ], [ 382, 154 ], [ 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Q 412 534 404 525 Q 397 516 404 507 Q 417 495 425 474 Q 428 461 428 395 L 428 363 Q 428 356 428 348 Q 427 318 427 288 L 427 256 Q 427 214 429 175 L 431 145 Q 431 31 502 -12 Q 580 -63 768 -37 Q 787 -34 804 -29 Q 855 -13 877 7 Q 895 23 875 54 Q 854 109 847 182 Q 846 192 838 200 Q 828 204 826 182 Q 819 155 810 109 Q 803 66 791 48 Z" ] } 8 strokes 奄 Stroke Data (Trad) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 219, 653 ], [ 243, 646 ], [ 288, 645 ], [ 640, 706 ], [ 688, 709 ], [ 733, 701 ] ], [ [ 451, 837 ], [ 474, 798 ], [ 464, 762 ], [ 411, 619 ], [ 362, 535 ], [ 318, 477 ], [ 245, 402 ], [ 144, 322 ], [ 76, 281 ] ], [ [ 536, 649 ], [ 545, 650 ], [ 705, 475 ], [ 786, 411 ], [ 956, 380 ] ], [ [ 254, 371 ], [ 272, 365 ], [ 285, 352 ], [ 332, 126 ] ], [ [ 315, 371 ], [ 330, 361 ], [ 580, 404 ], [ 618, 401 ], [ 638, 392 ], [ 660, 362 ], [ 637, 300 ], [ 598, 145 ] ], [ [ 363, 263 ], [ 392, 264 ], [ 506, 289 ], [ 549, 284 ] ], [ [ 350, 141 ], [ 359, 149 ], [ 382, 154 ], [ 580, 184 ] ], [ [ 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345 160 Q 344 176 341 195 Q 322 301 315 341 C 310 371 309 374 308 375 Z", "M 579 163 Q 578 153 582 143 Q 588 127 600 129 Q 613 130 620 145 Q 635 167 657 271 Q 672 322 707 351 Q 725 367 709 382 Q 691 398 642 423 Q 629 430 565 417 Q 505 411 491 407 L 428 395 Q 412 394 396 390 Q 344 380 308 375 C 278 371 285 337 315 341 Q 322 340 329 342 Q 365 354 428 363 L 486 371 Q 585 392 610 378 Q 622 371 616 336 Q 597 227 587 189 L 579 163 Z", "M 427 288 Q 393 279 362 271 Q 347 268 366 255 Q 369 252 427 256 L 479 265 Q 513 271 544 275 Q 565 278 557 289 Q 547 302 525 306 Q 507 310 480 303 L 427 288 Z", "M 478 151 Q 530 160 579 163 C 609 165 614 175 587 189 Q 568 204 477 184 L 429 175 Q 386 168 345 160 C 316 154 315 134 345 135 Q 354 135 368 136 Q 399 142 431 145 L 478 151 Z", "M 791 48 Q 784 33 750 26 Q 699 10 630 12 Q 578 11 546 22 Q 501 34 485 83 Q 482 95 478 151 L 477 184 Q 477 224 479 265 L 480 303 Q 483 340 486 371 L 491 407 Q 497 449 506 464 Q 513 486 494 498 Q 467 522 431 531 Q 412 534 404 525 Q 397 516 404 507 Q 417 495 425 474 Q 428 461 428 395 L 428 363 Q 428 356 428 348 Q 427 318 427 288 L 427 256 Q 427 214 429 175 L 431 145 Q 431 31 502 -12 Q 580 -63 768 -37 Q 787 -34 804 -29 Q 855 -13 877 7 Q 895 23 875 54 Q 854 109 847 182 Q 846 192 838 200 Q 828 204 826 182 Q 819 155 810 109 Q 803 66 791 48 Z" ] } 8 strokes Historical Pronunciations Source baxter-sagartzhengzhangtang Middle Chinese Old Chinese Gloss + Add historical pronunciation Sources × Quick add: 漢語多功能字庫季旭昇《說文新證》李学勤《字源》zi.toolsChinese Text Project許進雄《簡明中國文字學》 + Add source Verified Edit Comment (required) Submit Edit Note: The form works without JavaScript but the tag/list editors are simplified.