Radical
Strokes
9
Residual strokes
7
Mandarin
yǎn
Teochew

Glyph

Radical
Residual strokes
7 strokes
Strokes
9 strokes
Mandarin
yǎn

Definitions by reading

ngiem2
Mandarin equivalent yǎn
Regional readings
19th-century Fucheng ngiam2 Chaoyang ngiam2 Chenghai ngiang2 Jieyang ngiam2 Raoping ngiam2 Shantou ngiam2
①yǎn
②恭敬,庄重:美且~。
③活像,很像:~如白昼(像白天一样) | ~尔(真切、逼真的样子;宛如)。
【俨然】a.庄严:其容良,~然壮然(良:温和。壮:庄重)。b.整齐:高楼迭次,屋舍~然。c.很像真的:~然一个大人物。  ☞潮州话口语中取“c”义表达很像的样子:伊人两父囝生作会~~(他俩父子长得很像) | 尾鱼画来~~死(这条鱼画得活灵活现)。同义词有“然”、“肖”、“亲像”等。
④恭敬,庄严
⑤活像:俨如白昼
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English meaning

grave, respectful, majestic

GuangyunPhonological reconstruction

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疑母 三等 開口 嚴韵 上声 魯〈魚〉掩〈埯〉切
Reconstruction:
Original

敬也說文曰昂頭也一曰好皃魯掩切七