衍绎 yǎnyì to develop Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 衍 yǎn verb to elaborate (bound form) to elaborate on; to amplify or develop a theme, as in 敷衍 fūyǎn绎 繹 yì to deduce (bound form) to sort out; to deduce or interpret meanings or logic, as in 演绎 yǎnyì