yǎn
衍 (yǎn) is a Chinese word meaning “to spread out; to develop; to overflow”.
Meanings
- 1to spread out
- 2to develop
- 3to overflow
- 4to amplify
- 5superfluous
Related words
敷衍to elaborate (on a theme)繁衍to multiply衍生to give rise to敷衍了事(idiom) to do things half-heartedly; to merely go through the motions衍生物a derivative (complex product derived from simpler source material)衍射(physics) to diffract衍变to develop罗摩衍那the Ramayana (Indian epic)敷衍塞责(idiom) to skimp on the job; to work half-heartedly; not to take the job seriously信贷衍生产品credit derivative (in finance)推衍to deduce沃衍rich and fertile (soil)