yàn
express condolence
Phonosemantic compound. 口 represents the meaning and 言 represents the sound.
Evolution
Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)Regular script
ModernDefinitions
Most common words with 唁
Freq. | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
to condole | ||
a telegram of condolence | ||
to extend condolences | ||
a telegraph condolence | ||
to console |
Statistics
Not found in HSK word list
4847th most common character in books
Miscellaneous
Strokes | 10 |
Unicode | U+5501 |
Shuowen | “唁，弔生也。从口，言聲。” |
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