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衍

yǎn

overflow, spill over, spread out

Strokes
9
Radical
行
HSK
6
Tone
3

Stroke order

Words containing 衍

  • 敷衍fū yǎn 1–3 to elaborate (on a theme); to expound (the classics); perfunctory; to skimp; to botch; to do sth half-heartedly or just for show; barely enough to get by
  • 衍生yǎn shēng 3–1 to give rise to; to derive; derivative; derivation