jan1茵
Jyutpingjan1
Yaleyān
Definition
A character commonly used in female names.
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How it's used
Primarily functions as a decorative character in female given names, evoking a sense of elegance or botanical beauty. It is rarely used as a standalone noun in modern daily speech, as its meaning is tied to fragrant grasses or lush vegetation in literary contexts. You will almost exclusively encounter it on name cards or when being introduced to someone.
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
