懂中文 Dong Chinese

沇

yǎn

flowing and engulfing

Components
氵 meaning component

氵  Meaning component

shui, shuǐ

  

water

water

允 sound component

允  Sound component

yǔn

  

allow, permit

Evolution

沇 Bronze script Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)

Bronze script

Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
沇 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
沇 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
沇 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

沇  

yǎn

flowing and engulfing; brimming; archaic variant of 兗|兖[Yǎn]

沇  

Yǎn

surname Yan