延

Han character
(Note: The Simplified Chinese version of the component 𠂛 is referred to as in Mandarin.)

Glyph origin
Originally, an – "to travel far". The stroke at the top started being added as a distinguishing mark at the end of the, as a way to distinguish its usage from 㢟 as an adverb to mean "prolonged", making it an.

interprets it as.

Etymology
Within Chinese, cognate with, and. Cognate with 🇨🇬. Probably unrelated to, whence , ,.

suggests 🇨🇬 is borrowed from Old Chinese.

Definitions

 * 1) to prolong
 * 2) to stretch; to extend
 * 3) to engage; to send for
 * 4) to delay; to postpone; to defer

Etymology
From.

Affix

 * 1) extend, lengthen
 * 2) prolong
 * 3) postpone