The Semantic Analysis And Rhetoric Interpretation On Morpheme "Yan" And The Terms Combined With It

"Yan" is contained various connotations in Chinese. From those professional dictionaries, this article collect these meaning about "Yan" and classify them into Yan1 to Yan7, they are extension from the primary meaning "Yan1" by synecdoche. Monosemes combined with "Yan1 and "Yan2"" have the largest number. There are 6 ways of the generation of semantic meaning of the polyseme.The generation of rhetoric semantic meaning of the morpheme "Yan" and the terms combined with it mostly make their presence by the figure of metonymy and metaphor, then by the quatation transferred epithet and hyperbole.There are more than 5000 number verses which contain the word "Yan" in the Full of Collection Tang Poems. They are contained various connotations:Some deliver good life desire through common people' life; some express the hate of war through the description of the war scenes and frontier; some reflect the mood of wommen who stay in their boudoir; some express the wish of blessing and pease through the activities of temple; some express the wish of becoming immortal; some express the leisurely and comfortable life interest; some express the sorrow of parting; some reflect the lovesickness; some express the urgent of returning to hometown; some express the desire of seclusion.