敷衍 fūyǎn play at

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Stroke order

敷衍 is written in 24 strokes across 2 characters.

敷衍 — the Chinese character for play at (fūyǎn), stroke diagram — Stroke diagram for 敷衍 — play at

敷 — 15 strokes
衍 — 9 strokes

Senses

to elaborate (on a theme)
to expound (the classics)
perfunctory
to skimp
to botch
to do sth half-heartedly or just for show
barely enough to get by

Characters in 敷衍

敷 fū — to spread; to lay out; to apply (powder, ointment etc)
衍 yǎn — to spread out; to develop; to overflow

Character meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Related words

敷衍 is pronounced fūyǎn and means “play at”.

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