延

yán = y + an2

surname Yan

延 = 廴 + 正 : Maud Younger (y) is playing Go on a Go board (廴) against the stick-figure (正) in the anthill's kitchen (an2), but Maud Younger is playing remotely via a computer. Maud is losing and she's blaming the lag (延) she's experiencing through her slow connection.

延

yán = y + an2

to prolong / to extend / to delay

延 character breakdown

延
- 廴
  - ㇏
- 正
  - 一
  - 止
    - 一
    - 上
      - 一
      - 丨
      - 二
        
        一
      - ⺊
        
        一
        
        丨
      - 丄
        
        一
        
        丨
    - 丨
    - ⺊
      - 一
      - 丨
    - 丄
      - 一
      - 丨

廴

yǐn = y + (e)n3

"long stride" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 54), occurring in 建, 延, 廷 etc

Mnemonic symbol: a "go" game board.

正

zhe̅ng = zh + (e)ng1

first month of the lunar year

正

zhèng = zh + (e)ng4

straight / upright / proper / main / principal / to correct / to rectify / exactly / just (at that time) / right (in that place) / (math.) positive

正 = 一 + 止 : Mnemonic symbol: a stick-figure with straight lines. James II of England (zh) really has to use the engine's bathroom ((e)ng4), but there's a stick-figure (正) blocking the stalls with a barrier (止). The stick-figure measures with a flute (一) whether James is tall enough to go. James stands very straight (正) to make himself as tall as possible.

Characters with 延 as component

诞

誕

dàn = d + an4

birth / birthday / brag / boast / to increase

诞 = 延 + 讠 : Don Quixote (d) is celebrating his birthday (诞) in the anthill's bathroom (an4). He has a big display mounted on an advertising column (讠) to talk to Santa Clause (诞) on a video call, but he is experiencing a lot of lag (延).

涎

㳄

xián = xi + an2

variant of 涎[xian2]

筵

yán = y + an2

bamboo mat for sitting

蜑

dàn = d + an4

Tanka people

蜒

yán = y + an2