衍

yǎn

overflow, spill over, spread out

How to write 衍, stroke by stroke

to spread out; to develop; to overflow; to amplify; superfluous

Ideographic: Water 氵 going in all directions 行

Made of 行 + 氵

繁衍fán yǎnto multiply; to reproduce; to increase gradually in number or quantity
敷衍fū yǎnto 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
衍生yǎn shēngto give rise to; to derive; derivative; derivation
推衍tuī yǎnto deduce; to infer; an implication; same as 推演
沃衍wò yǎnrich and fertile (soil)
衍伸yǎn shēnto give rise (to); to spawn; to spread (to)
衍化yǎn huàto evolve (of ideas, designs, constructions etc); to develop and change
衍射yǎn shè(physics) to diffract
衍射角yǎn shè jiǎoangle of diffraction (physics)
衍生剧yǎn shēng jùspin-off series (TV)
衍生物yǎn shēng wùa derivative (complex product derived from simpler source material)
衍变yǎn biànto develop; to evolve

这个字也是由法语衍生出来的。
zhè ge zì yě shì yóu fǎ yǔ yǎn shēng chū lái de 。
This word is also French in origin.
这个字是希腊语衍生出来的。
zhè ge zì shì xī là yǔ yǎn shēng chū lái de 。
This word is derived from Greek.