妟

yàn
adjective

Meanings

  1. 1 calm; at peace (archaic)
  2. 2 clear and bright after sunrise (archaic)

Examples

HSK 7-9
人人都盼望河清海晏、天下太平。
Rénrén dōu pànwàng héqīng-hǎiyàn, tiānxià tàipíng.
Everyone hopes for calm seas, clear rivers and peace throughout the land.

Tips

history
妟 is not used independently in modern Chinese. It pictures the sun 日 over a woman 女, an old graph for calm and for a clear sky after sunrise. It is the core of 晏 (late; tranquil; surname) and is closely tied to 宴 (feast).
register
Archaic only - seen in etymology notes and old texts, not in modern writing or speech.

Components

radical
女 nǚ
woman; female
Woman 女 beneath; 妟 is indexed under the woman radical. Together with the sun it conveys a settled, peaceful calm.
semantic
日 rì
sun; day
Sun 日 on top - the bright clear sky after sunrise that 妟 describes. The same sun-over-something idea carries into 晏.

Stroke Order

妟 yàn