延
yán
to prolong
surname Yan; to extend; to delay
slant (丿) + stretched path (㢟) = to extend or delay
㢟 depicts a path being stretched forward, and the falling stroke 丿 adds the sense of veering or deflecting — together evoking something extended or drawn out over time and space.
会议时间延长了半个小时。
huì yì shí jiān yán cháng le bàn gè xiǎo shí。
The meeting time was extended by half an hour.
因为下雨，活动被延期到下周。
yīn wèi xià yǔ，huó dòng bèi yán qī dào xià zhōu。
Because of the rain, the event was postponed to next week.
Words with 延
遇雨顺延
yù yǔ shùn yán
to postpone (an activity) in the event of wet weather
迟延
chí yán
to delay
迁延
qiān yán
long delay
顺延
shùn yán
to be postponed accordingly (e.g. due to weather or other stated factors)
不周延
bù zhōu yán
undistributed
伸延
shēn yán
see 延伸[yan2 shen1]
周延
zhōu yán
exhaustive
呼延
hū yán
two-character surname Huyan
夏延
xià yán
Cheyenne, capital of Wyoming
外延
wài yán
extension (semantics)
巴布延群岛
bā bù yán qún dǎo
Babuyan Archipelago in Luzon Strait north of the Philippines
延吉
yán jí
see 延吉市[Yan2 ji2 Shi4]