焉, originally bird, is used as a modal particle with meanings: thereupon, then; how? why? where? It serves as phonetic component to form characters. Most of the characters formed by the phonetic component 焉 have the same pronunciation as that of 焉.
焉, originally bird, is used as a modal particle with meanings: thereupon, then; how? why? where? It serves as phonetic component to form characters. Most of the characters formed by the phonetic component 焉 have the same pronunciation as that of 焉.