隁 (yàn) - Yan — an ancient term for a low & also appears in some place names.

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隁 · yàn

Yan — an ancient term for a low embankment or dike, particularly one used for defense or water control;

also appears in some place names.

Yan — an ancient term for a lowalso appears in some place names.

Usage highlights

defensive embankmentprotective dikeearthwork fortificationYan RiverYan Mountain

Synonyms

  • 堤— dike, embankment
  • 坝— dam, dike
  • 堰— weir, low dam

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The soldiers built a defensive embankment (隁) around the camp.
  • This area is protected by a small dike (隁).
  • The ancient city had protective earthworks (隁).

Collocations

  • defensive embankment(隁)
  • protective dike(隁)
  • earthwork fortification(隁)
  • Yan River(隁水)
  • Yan Mountain(隁山)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Appears in ancient texts referring to defensive earthworks or water control structures.
  • Used in some historical place names, though not a common character in modern usage.

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