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彦

彥
yàn
noun #80,308

Meanings

  1. 1 a man of talent and virtue (literary)

Examples

朝廷广聚天下俊彦。
Cháotíng guǎng jù tiānxià jùn yàn.
The court gathered talented and worthy men from across the land.
他名字里有个彦字，意思是有才德的人。
Tā míngzi lǐ yǒu gè yàn zì, yìsi shì yǒu cáidé de rén.
There is a yàn character in his name, meaning a talented and cultivated man.

Tips

culture
彦 is a literary word for a man of talent and virtue, surviving in 俊彦 (an outstanding talent). Today it is mostly an admired character in given names.

Components

radical
彡 shān
fine lines; pattern
Bottom 彡 is the bristle/pattern radical, suggesting refinement and cultured appearance, fitting a person of 才德 (talent and virtue).
phonetic
产 chǎn
to produce (here mostly phonetic)
The top portion, written like 产 in the modern form, serves as the phonetic-bearing part; the historical sound here was related to yàn, with the shape later regularized.

Stroke Order

彦 yàn