Character Contained In References Comments
Simplified Traditional Ancient forms Archaic forms
㕣 traditional form

Variants
Phonetic
Semantic
Apparent
八 口 ⿱八口
Mandarin
yan3, yan4
English
Definitions
a marsh at the foot of the hills; (interchangeable 湢 沇)name of a river
Mnemonic
Water which divides 八 at its mouth 口
Etymology
Notes
Considered synonymous with 沇 which means flowing and engulfing; brimming