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衍
Mandarin: yan3
Definitions
  1. 1 to spread out
  2. 2 to develop
  3. 3 to overflow
  4. 4 to amplify
  5. 5 superfluous
  6. 6 sprawling
  7. 7 overflowing
  8. 8 redundant
  9. 9 a bamboo basket
  10. 10 to disperse
  11. 11 to deduce
  12. 12 to expand
  13. 13 lush
  14. 14 to be continuous
  15. 15 rich
  16. 16 plentiful
  17. 17 hillside
  18. 18 marsh
  19. 19 low and flat land
  20. 20 diffraciton
  21. 21 to derive
  22. 22 derivative
  23. 23 # adapted from cc-cedict
Words containing 衍
衍生物
a derivative (complex product derived from simpler source material)
敷衍塞責
does a perfunctory job; to muddle through something
衍生產品
[finance] derivative products
敷衍了事
muddle through one's work
繁衍
increase in number or quantity gradually
敷衍
[1] be perfunctory; to skimp along (in a task); to be apathetic [2] to treat sb.
孳衍
proliferate; multiply; to grow in number
衍生
derive, derivative
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