Chinese Character Wiki
妟

yàn

safe

Depicts a woman (女) underneath the sun (日) on a calm day.

Components
日 iconic component

日  Iconic component

rì

  

sun

女 iconic component

女  Iconic component

nǚ, rǔ

  

woman

Evolution

妟 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
妟 Bronze script Early Warring States (~400 BC)

Bronze script

Early Warring States (~400 BC)
妟 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
妟 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

妟  

yàn

safe

Component uses

Sound component in 2 characters (1 verified)

宴 匽

Miscellaneous

Strokes

7

Unicode

U+599F

Shuowen

“妟，安也。从女、日。《詩》曰：‘以妟父母。’”


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