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Character Decomposition
奄=大+电
Meanings2 pronunciations
yǎn
suddenly
abruptly
hastily
to cover
to surround
surname Yan
yān
to castrate
to delay
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Words with 奄 49 total
Idioms with 奄 3 total Chain
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