How to Write 猒 (yàn) — Meaning “Satiated / Tired of”

Picture a dog (犬) that has eaten too much sweet (甘) meat (月) and is now lying down, too full to move. The image of a stuffed dog helps you remember that 猒 means "satiated" or "tired of." Focus on the three components as a short story.

Write the left radical 犭 (dog) first, then the right side: 甘 on top of 月. Make sure 甘 is slightly wider than 月, and the whole character is balanced. A common mistake is to make 月 too large or to write the right side as one unit instead of two stacked parts.

猋 is made of three 犬 (dog) radicals stacked together, meaning "swift" or "running fast," while 猒 has a single 犬 plus 甘 and 月. 献 (xiàn) means "to offer" and has a different right side (often 虍 or 南), so it looks completely different. Visually, 猒 has a narrow left side and a two-level right side, unlike the other two.

猒 is a classical character rarely used in daily speech; it has been mostly replaced by 厭 (yàn) or 餍 (yàn). You may encounter it in ancient texts, poetry, or calligraphy to express being full or weary of something. The common words listed (like 猒倦) are also very formal or literary.

Common words containing 猒 include: 猒饱 (yàn bǎo) — Full / Satiated; 猒足 (yàn zú) — Satisfied / Satiated; 猒倦 (yàn juàn) — Weary / Tired of.