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yàn

elegant

How it’s built

Simplified form of 彥. Depicts being accomplished in both literature (文) and military skill (弓). 厂 is a phonetic component.

文
meaning

writing; language

厂
sound

cliff; (simp.) factory

弓
meaning

bow (archery)

Through the ages

Seal script

Appears in

Characters that use 彦 as a component, most common first.

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