Chinese Word: 偃 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

偃

Pinyin: yǎn

English Definition: to lie supine; to stop; to fall down; surname Yan

Chinese Definition:
①仰面倒下，放倒：偃卧。偃仆。偃仰(俯仰，喻随俗应付)。偃旗息鼓。
②停止：偃息。偃武修文。
③古同“堰”，堤坝。

Total strokes: 11; Radical: 人

Pictophonetic:匽 indicates the sound; 亻 (person) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 亻 [ rén ] man, person; people
- 匽 [ yǎn ] to hide, to repress; to bend

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偃旗息鼓	yǎn qí xī gǔ	lit. lay down the flag and still the drums (idiom); fig. to cease; to give in
偃武修文	yǎn wǔ xiū wén	to promote culture over military activities; to give up the sword for the pen (idiom)
偃师	yǎn shī	Yanshi county level city in Luoyang 洛阳 , Henan
偃师市	yǎn shī shì	Yanshi county level city in Luoyang 洛阳 , Henan
前颠后偃	qián diān hòu yǎn	to stumble forward and backward (idiom)

1		cǎo 草 shàng 上 zhī 之 fēng 风， bì 必 yǎn 偃。 The grass must bend, when the wind blows across it.
2		lái 来 cǐ 此 zàn 暂 yǎn xī 偃息， xíng 行 zuò 作 shì jiè 世界 yóu 游。 To the temporary interest Yan, line for the world tour.
3		hào miǎo 浩淼 yān bō 烟波 zhōng 中， shí qī kǒng qiáo 十七孔桥 sì 似 cháng hóng 长虹 yǎn yuè 偃月 héng wò 横卧 shuǐ miàn 水面。 Like a rainbow, the Seventeen-arch Bridge is captivating, lying on the lake in the mists.
4		dà hǎi 大海 níng 凝 bì 碧 shēng 生 hán 寒， shí bì 石壁 zhí 直 xiāo 削 rù hǎi 入海， pán shí 磐石 lín 临 yá 崖 yǎn wò 偃卧。 Health and the sea Ningbi cold, Shek Pik cut straight into the sea, rock Provisional Cliff Yan lying.
5		tōng guò 通过 pēi péi yǎng 胚培养 chǎn shēng 产生 le 了 xiǎo mài 小麦 - yǎn mài cǎo 偃麦草 - cù 簇 máo 毛 mài 麦 - hēi mài 黑麦 sì 四 shǔ 属 zá zhǒng 杂种。 Tetrageneric hybrids involving Triticum, Agropyron, Haynaldia and Secale were produced by using embryo culture.

1		cǎo 草 shàng 上 zhī 之 fēng 风， bì 必 yǎn 偃。 The grass must bend, when the wind blows across it.
2		lái 来 cǐ 此 zàn 暂 yǎn xī 偃息， xíng 行 zuò 作 shì jiè 世界 yóu 游。 To the temporary interest Yan, line for the world tour.
3		hào miǎo 浩淼 yān bō 烟波 zhōng 中， shí qī kǒng qiáo 十七孔桥 sì 似 cháng hóng 长虹 yǎn yuè 偃月 héng wò 横卧 shuǐ miàn 水面。 Like a rainbow, the Seventeen-arch Bridge is captivating, lying on the lake in the mists.
4		dà hǎi 大海 níng 凝 bì 碧 shēng 生 hán 寒， shí bì 石壁 zhí 直 xiāo 削 rù hǎi 入海， pán shí 磐石 lín 临 yá 崖 yǎn wò 偃卧。 Health and the sea Ningbi cold, Shek Pik cut straight into the sea, rock Provisional Cliff Yan lying.
5		tōng guò 通过 pēi péi yǎng 胚培养 chǎn shēng 产生 le 了 xiǎo mài 小麦 - yǎn mài cǎo 偃麦草 - cù 簇 máo 毛 mài 麦 - hēi mài 黑麦 sì 四 shǔ 属 zá zhǒng 杂种。 Tetrageneric hybrids involving Triticum, Agropyron, Haynaldia and Secale were produced by using embryo culture.