Chinese–English

奄

yǎn · yan/Yǎn · yan/yān · yan

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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yǎn 奄

suddenly
abruptly
hastily
to cover
to surround

Yǎn 奄

surname Yan

yān 奄

variant of 閹 / 阉 (yān)
to castrate
variant of 淹 (yān)
to delay

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