Word: 硯 (yàn)

硯 is how 砚 is written in traditional characters. These are the example sentences on the site that use it, written the same way.

Simplified: 砚

硯 dictionary entry

yàn: ink-stone

Full dictionary entry for 硯

Example sentences using 硯

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書法課上，老師教我們怎麼選硯。

Shūfǎ kè shàng, lǎoshī jiāo wǒmen zěnme xuǎn yàn.

In calligraphy class, the teacher taught us how to choose an inkstone.
筆、墨、紙、硯，合稱文房四寶。

Bǐ, mò, zhǐ, yàn, héchēng wénfángsìbǎo.

The brush, ink, paper and inkstone are together called the Four Treasures of the Study.
筆墨紙硯是文房四寶。

Bǐmò zhǐ yàn shì wénfángsìbǎo.

Brush, ink, paper and inkstone are the Four Treasures of the Study.