Dong Chinese dictionary

yàn

elegant

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

Components

文 Meaning component

wén

writing

Due to historical stylistic changes, this component is less similar to 文 than it was in ancient scripts.

厂 Sound component

hǎn, chǎng

cliff, (roof)

弓 Meaning component

gōng

bow

Due to historical stylistic changes, this component is less similar to 弓 than it was in ancient scripts.

Evolution

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)

Traditional script

Modern

Simplified script

Modern

Definitions

yàn

elegant, handsome; learned; accomplished; elegant

Most common words with 彦

Freq.	Word	Meaning
	彦	elegant
	李彦宏	Robin Li (1968-), founder and CEO of Baidu 百度, a PRC Internet company
	巴彦	Bayan county in Harbin 哈爾濱\|哈尔滨[Hā'ěrbīn], Heilongjiang
	巴彦淖尔市	Bayan Nur prefecture-level city in Inner Mongolia
	野田佳彦	Noda Yoshihiko, Prime Minister of Japan (2 September 2011 ~)

Component uses

Meaning component in 2 characters (0 verified)

Sound component in 4 characters (2 verified)

Remnant component in 1 character (1 verified)

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