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衍 = 彳 + 氵 + 亍

衍 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “overflow”. It is built from 彳 (step with left foot), 氵 (water) and 亍 (to take small steps). It appears as a component in 4 other characters in this index.

Keyword
overflow
Pinyin (Mandarin)
yǎn
Script
Chinese hanzi
Also known as
overflow, spill over, spread out, перетекать, растекаться, spill over, spread out

Decomposition

ids

  1. 彳 step with left foot
  2. 氵 water
  3. 亍 to take small steps

Characters that contain 衍

How to find 衍 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “step with left foot” + “water” + “to take small steps”. 衍 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

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