Character: 晏
Modern (Beijing) reading: yàn
Preclassic Old Chinese: ʔrāns
Classic Old Chinese: ʔrānh
Western Han Chinese: ʔrānh
Eastern Han Chinese: ʔrānh
Early Postclassic Chinese: ʔạ̄̀n
Middle Postclassic Chinese: ʔạ̄̀n
Late Postclassic Chinese: ʔạ̄̀n
Middle Chinese: ʔạ̀n
English meaning : bright; pleasant; peaceful, mild
Russian meaning[s]: 1) чистое (безоблачное) небо; светлый, спокойный, мирный; 2) вечер; поздно; 3) Янь (фамилия)
Comments: The reading MC ʔìen 'peace, rest' is due to contamination with 燕 q. v. During Late Zhou the character was also used for *ʔrān-s / *ʔān-s (MC ʔạ̀n / ʔần, Pek. yàn / àn) 'late'.
Radical: 72
Four-angle index: 8832
Karlgren code: 0146 f
