衍 yǎn
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 行 — to go, to walk, to move
- Made of
- 行 to go, to walk, to move 氵 water
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
衍生
yǎnshēng
to derive; to develop from
Characters in this word
生 shēng
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 生 — life, lifetime
- Made of
- 𠂉 cap 土 soil, earth
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 核心技术一旦成熟，就会衍生出一系列新的商业模式。 Héxīn jìshù yídàn chéngshú, jiù huì yǎnshēng chū yì xìliè xīn de shāngyè móshì. Once the core technology matures, it will give rise to a series of new business models.
- 许多成语都是由历史故事衍生出来的。 Xǔduō chéngyǔ dōu shì yóu lìshǐ gùshi yǎnshēng chūlái de. Many idioms have developed out of historical stories.
- 这个行业衍生出了很多相关的服务岗位。 Zhège hángyè yǎnshēng chūle hěn duō xiāngguān de fúwù gǎngwèi. This industry has given rise to many related service jobs.
Related words
- 繁衍 fányǎn to reproduce; to propagate
- 敷衍 fūyǎn to be perfunctory; to fob off
- 学生 xuésheng student
- 大学生 dàxuéshēng university student
- 男生 nánshēng schoolboy, male student
- 女生 nǚshēng schoolgirl, female student
- 生病 shēngbìng to fall ill
- 生气 shēngqì angry; to get angry
- 生日 shēngrì birthday
- 先生 xiānsheng Mr., sir; gentleman
- 小学生 xiǎoxuéshēng primary school student
- 医生 yīshēng doctor