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yàn

to dislike

How it’s built

Pictograph of a dog (犬) with a piece of meat (肉) in its mouth (口). Based on the original meaning "satiated". The meaning later shifted to "be fed up with" and "dislike".

iconic

dog

iconic

mouth

iconic

meat; flesh

Through the ages

Bronze script

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