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Kanji Detail for 偃 - "lie down, stop, dam"
偃
- Meaning
偃 means "lie down, stop, dam."
Lie down - To prostrate; to fall; to recline.
Stop - To cease; to halt.
Dam - To block; to stem.
- Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
dam; weir
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
cease, lay off, lay down
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
surname Yan
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
to cease, to lay down, to lay off
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
To fall. Such as 偃旗息鼓, meaning to lower military flags so people can't see them. | To lie down. (Book of Odes) "Some rest and lie on beds." | Stopping a matter is also called 偃. Such as 偃武修文 (cease military activities and cultivate civil arts). | 偃蹇: Arrogant. Also, appearance of being frustrated and unsuccessful. Both meanings relate to falling down and not advancing.
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