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偃

偃 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “cease”. It is built from 亻 (person) and 匽 (to hide).

Keyword
cease
Pinyin (Mandarin)
yǎn
Script
Chinese hanzi
Also known as
cease, lay off, lay down, отложить, прекратить, lay off, lay down

Decomposition

ids

  1. 亻 person
  2. radical number 9
  3. 匽 to hide

How to find 偃 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “person” + “to hide”. 偃 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 偃 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.