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Meaning of 阉

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(Trad.: 閹)
Pinyin: yān
English Definition: to castrate; a castrate; neuter
Chinese Definition:
①割去男人的或雄性动物的生殖器:阉鸡。阉割。
②太监,封建时代的宦官:阉人。阉党。阉竖。阉寺(指宦官)。阉宦。
Total strokes: 11; Radical:
Pictophonetic: indicates the sound; (gate) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • Surround from above
    • [ mén ] gate, door, entrance, opening
    • [ yǎn ] to remain, to tarry; feeble
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Example Words
阉人 yān rén a castrate
阉割 yān to castrate; fig. to emasculate
阉然 yān rán covertly; secretly
阉竖 yān shù eunuch (contemptuous appellation)
阉人歌手 yān rén shǒu castrato
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Example Sentences
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He was castrated, then the emperor abdicated.
2
Please castrate me, I can be healthier like this.
3
Do I castrate anyone important.
4
Oh! I thought you were asking if I'd spayed the cat.
5
I had to hang the one and geld the other.