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Character Decomposition
延=丿+㢟
Etymology
A foot on the road 㢟 stopped in its tracks 丿
Meanings
to prolong
to extend
to delay
surname Yan
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Words with 延 296 total
to delay迟延chí yánto delay; to procrastinate; to play for time挨延ái yánlong delay迁延qiān yánto be postponed accordingly (e.g. due to weather or other stated factors)顺延shùn yánto prolong · to extend · to delay延长yán chángto delay · to postpone · to keep putting sth off · to procrastinate · (computing) to lag延迟yán chíto postpone · to keep putting sth off延宕yán dàng
Idioms with 延 24 total Chain
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