衍
yǎn HSK7

overflow

Senses

衍 yǎn to spread out

(bound form) to spread out; to develop; to multiply or proliferate, as in 繁衍 fán​yǎn

衍 yǎn to elaborate

(bound form) to elaborate on; to amplify or develop a theme, as in 敷衍 fū​yǎn

衍 yǎn superfluous

(bound form) redundant; used to describe extra or erroneous characters added during the copying or printing of a text

衍 yǎn to overflow

(literary) to overflow, as water or liquid might spill over or flood

衍 yǎn surname

a Chinese surname

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