Spot 奄
Find the repeated shape and notice where it sits before trying to memorize the whole character.
Visual pattern
奄 component
yǎn · to remain, to tarry; feeble
A recurring visual building block found inside multiple Chinese characters. Compare what stays the same and what changes across the family.
A repeatable reading move
How to use 奄
Use the component as a clue, then verify the complete character.
Compare the visual pattern
Use the stable shape to recognize the family, without assuming it always supplies meaning or sound.
Check what changes
Read the remaining component, then confirm the full pinyin, meaning, and stroke order on the character page.
Shared clue奄Visual pattern
Read the pattern before memorizing the list
Use the shared shape as a recognition anchor, then confirm the full character's pronunciation and meaning.
The component page is a learning family; the radical page is a dictionary index. A shape can serve both roles.
Compare the family
What stays the same, what changes?
These cards only show complete visual decompositions from the current dataset that contain 奄.
淹=
氵
俺=
亻
庵=
广
唵=
口
埯=
土
崦=
山
阉=
门
掩=
扌
腌=
月
殗=
歹
鹌=
+鸟
罨=
罒
Move into vocabulary
Words you can read next
These words contain characters from the 奄 family. Open one to see its complete breakdown.
淹yān
to flood
HSK 3.0 · L6淹没yānmòto submerge
HSK 3.0 · L6掩耳盗铃yǎn’ěr-dàolínglit. to cover one's ears whilst stealing a bell
HSK 3.0 · L7-9掩盖yǎngàito conceal
HSK 3.0 · L7-9掩护yǎnhùto screen
HSK 3.0 · L7-9掩饰yǎnshìto cover up
HSK 3.0 · L7-9俺ǎnI, me, my
后掩蔽hòu yǎn bìbackward masking
唵ǎnto eat with one's hands
埯ǎnpit, hole
崦yāna mountain in Kansu where the sun is supposed to set at night
庵摩勒ān mó lèsee 餘甘子|余甘子[yu2 gan1 zi3]