yǎn

to hide

Components
匸 meaning component

  Meaning component

  

box

box

妟 sound component

  Sound component

yàn

  

safe

Evolution

匽 Bronze script Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)

Bronze script

Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
匽 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
匽 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
匽 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

yǎn

to hide, to secrete, to repress; to bend

Component uses

Sound component in 5 characters (0 verified)