鼹 (yǎn): mole (the burrowing animal)

Meanings

鼹鼠在地下挖出长长的隧道。

Yǎnshǔ zài dìxià wā chū chángcháng de suìdào.

Moles dig long tunnels underground.

鼹鼠视力很差，但嗅觉灵敏。

Yǎnshǔ shìlì hěn chà, dàn xiùjué língmǐn.

Moles have poor eyesight but a keen sense of smell.

usage

鼹 is bound, used in 鼹鼠 (鼹鼠, 'mole'), the small velvet-furred mammal that lives in underground tunnels.

radical

鼠 shǔ

rodent; rat

鼠 is the rodent radical. The mole is grouped with small burrowing rodent-like animals, so the rat radical marks the animal category.

phonetic

晏 yàn

late; phonetic

晏 supplies the sound (yàn shifting to yǎn). It contributes pronunciation only and no meaning here.

鼹 yǎn