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Traditional (Taiwan): 硯

yàn ㄧㄢˋ

    • ink-stone

Classifiers (measure words)

Other words read yàn

In the same tone

  • 燕 yàn swallow
  • 咽 yàn swallow
  • 宴 yàn banquet
  • 彦 yàn accomplished
  • 艳 yàn bright

All 26 words read yàn

yan with other tones

  • 言 yán words
  • 眼 yǎn eye
  • 广 yǎn "house on a cliff" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 53), occurring in 店, 序, 底 etc
  • 盐 yán salt
  • 烟 yān smoke

All 97 words read yan in any tone

The stroke order and parts of 砚

    部首 radical
    石
    笔画 strokes
    9, with 4 after the 部首
    结构 structure
    左右结构
    偏旁 parts
    石见
    形旁 meaning
    石
    声旁 sound
    见
    Practise writing 砚

    Trace 砚, then write it from memory. Each stage is passed five times.

    Writing drills that include 砚: Traditional Chinese arts: HSK 7-9: writing drill 2 of 11.

    Words with 砚

    Starting with 砚

    • 砚台 yàntái ink stone
    • 砚田 yàntián ink stone
    • 砚池 yànchí ink stone or ink slab
    • 砚兄 yànxiōng senior fellow student
    • 砚友 yànyǒu classmate

    All 14 words starting with 砚

    Ending with 砚

    • 笔砚 bǐyàn writing brush and ink stone
    • 端砚 duānyàn high-quality ink stonemade in Duanxi and Guangdong
    • 古砚 gǔyàn antique ink slab
    • 磨穿铁砚 móchuāntiěyàn study diligently
    • 陶砚 táoyàn ink stone made of pottery

    All 13 words ending with 砚

    Containing 砚

    • 程砚秋 chéngyànqiū Cheng Yanqiu (1904-1958), famous Beijing opera star, second only to 梅兰芳 méilánfāng

    Example sentences and grammar articles using 砚

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