yán
words
How it’s built
Pictograph of a tongue sticking out of a mouth. In old scripts written the same as 舌 but with an extra line.
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iconic
characterless component — Depicts sound coming out of the mouth.
舌
iconic
tongue
Through the ages
words
How it’s built
Pictograph of a tongue sticking out of a mouth. In old scripts written the same as 舌 but with an extra line.
characterless component — Depicts sound coming out of the mouth.
tongue
Through the ages