yǎn

common
noun
verb

Meaning of

罨 means net for catching birds or fish; to cover; to apply (a hot or cold compress); to dress (a wound). Pronounced yǎn.

  • net for catching birds or fish
  • to cover; to apply (a hot or cold compress); to dress (a wound)

Character Info

Radical
Strokes13
Components

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

rén
lín
jiān
zhāng
shè
yǎn
wǎng
 
hòu
fēi
niǎo
 

Ancient people set up nets in the forest to wait for flying birds.

pàn
zhì
yǎn
 
zhě
ér
 

Nets were placed by the stream, and fishermen waited for fish to enter of their own accord.

Measure Words

/ zhāng
Primary
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