奄
yǎnyān

to enclose

  • edit character approved 奄 — "Rollback 3krPTzoFKPTiCN8ve" by inralback19
    Hint
    Phonosemantic compound. 盍 represents the meaning and 甲 represents the sound. Based on the original meaning "to cover", now written as 掩.
    Original meaning
    original form of 掩 → to cover
    Verified
    No → Yes
    Components
    • 盍 IconicRemnant
      • hint: Phonosemantic compound: Meaning component: 盍 (original form of 蓋: [to cover]). Sound component: (甲) Shuowen believes it to be an iconic compound: 大 (“big”) + 申 (“stretch out”) – to spread over, cover. → Depicts a lid. Original form of 蓋.
      • type: meaning, simplified → iconic, remnant
    Sources

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  • edit character approved 奄 — "Rollback 6CPdxk6bi53Euigmf" by inralback19
    Hint
    Phonosemantic compound. 盍 represents the meaning and 甲 represents the sound. Based on the original meaning "to cover", now written as 掩. → (empty)
    Original meaning
    to cover → original form of 掩
    Components
    • 盍 MeaningSimplified
      • hint: Depicts a lid. Original form of 蓋. → Phonosemantic compound: Meaning component: 盍 (original form of 蓋: [to cover]). Sound component: (甲) Shuowen believes it to be an iconic compound: 大 (“big”) + 申 (“stretch out”) – to spread over, cover.
      • type: iconic, remnant → meaning, simplified

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  • edit character approved 奄 — "Rollback LwZMw2zyk7hRjsmcN" by inralback19
    Gloss
    ere long → to enclose
    Hint
    Lightning (电) is a big (大) and sudden and abrupt phenomenon. → Phonosemantic compound. 盍 represents the meaning and 甲 represents the sound. Based on the original meaning "to cover", now written as 掩.
    Original meaning
    to cover
    Components
    • + 盍 IconicRemnant Depicts a lid. Original form of 蓋.
    • + 甲 Sound
    • - 大 Meaning
    • - 电 Meaning

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  • edit character approved 奄 — "Rollback hW8KyfgQJnb7jTEdW" by inralback19
    Gloss
    to enclose → ere long
    Hint
    Phonosemantic compound. 盍 represents the meaning and 甲 represents the sound. Based on the original meaning "to cover", now written as 掩. → Lightning (电) is a big (大) and sudden and abrupt phenomenon.
    Components
    • + 大 Meaning
    • + 电 Meaning
    • - 盍 IconicRemnant
    • - 甲 Sound

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  • edit character approved 奄 — "Final adjustments" by Prismcool
    Components
    • 盍 IconicRemnant
      • hint: Used here for its original meaning "lid", now written as 蓋. → Depicts a lid. Original form of 蓋.
      • type: meaning, remnant → iconic, remnant

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  • edit character approved 奄 — "original meaing" by Prismcool
    Hint
    Phonosemantic compound. 盍 represents the meaning and 申 represents the sound. → Phonosemantic compound. 盍 represents the meaning and 甲 represents the sound. Based on the original meaning "to cover", now written as 掩.
    Original meaning
    to cover

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  • edit character approved 奄 — "Adjusted explanation" by Prismcool
    Hint
    Phonosemantic compound. 盍 represents the meaning and 申 represents the sound.
    Original meaning
    original form of 掩 → (empty)
    Verified
    No → Yes
    Components
    • 盍 MeaningRemnant
      • hint: Phonosemantic compound: Meaning component: 盍 (original form of 蓋: [to cover]). Sound component: (甲) Shuowen believes it to be an iconic compound: 大 (“big”) + 申 (“stretch out”) – to spread over, cover. → Used here for its original meaning "lid", now written as 蓋.
      • type: meaning, simplified → meaning, remnant
    Sources

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  • edit character approved 奄 — "Added a lot." by maxkly19
    Hint
    Phonosemantic compound. 盍 represents the meaning and 甲 represents the sound. Based on the original meaning "to cover", now written as 掩. → (empty)
    Original meaning
    to cover → original form of 掩
    Components
    • 盍 MeaningSimplified
      • hint: Depicts a lid. Original form of 蓋. → Phonosemantic compound: Meaning component: 盍 (original form of 蓋: [to cover]). Sound component: (甲) Shuowen believes it to be an iconic compound: 大 (“big”) + 申 (“stretch out”) – to spread over, cover.
      • type: iconic, remnant → meaning, simplified

    Changed: gloss, hint, original meaning, components

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