yān
thereupon
Original meaning:
a type of bird
Phonosemantic compound. 鳥 represents the meaning and 正 represents the sound. Based on the original meaning "a type of bird". The current meaning is a phonetic loan.
Evolution
Bronze script
Late Warring States (~250 BC)
Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical script
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)Regular script
ModernDefinitions
Most common words with 焉
Freq. | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
where | ||
absent-minded | ||
to mention sth without elaborating (idiom); not giving details | ||
Yanqi county in Xinjiang | ||
don't use a sledgehammer on a nut |
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