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硯

Simplified: 砚

yàn ㄧㄢˋ

    • ink-stone

Other words read yàn

In the same tone

  • 燕 yàn swallow
  • 嚥 yàn swallow
  • 宴 yàn banquet
  • 彥 yàn accomplished
  • 豔 yàn bright

All 26 words read yàn

yan with other tones

All 97 words read yan in any tone

The stroke order and parts of 硯

    部首 radical
    石
    笔画 strokes
    12, with 7 after the 部首
    结构 structure
    左右结构
    偏旁 parts
    石見
    形旁 meaning
    石
    声旁 sound
    見
    Practise writing 硯

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

    Words with 硯

    Starting with 硯

    • 硯臺 yàntái ink stone
    • 硯田 yàntián ink stone
    • 硯池 yànchí ink stone or ink slab
    • 硯兄 yànxiōng senior fellow student
    • 硯友 yànyǒu classmate

    All 14 words starting with 硯

    Ending with 硯

    • 筆硯 bǐyàn writing brush and ink stone
    • 端硯 duānyàn high-quality ink stonemade in Duanxi and Guangdong
    • 古硯 gǔyàn antique ink slab
    • 磨穿鐵硯 móchuāntiěyàn study diligently
    • 陶硯 táoyàn ink stone made of pottery

    All 13 words ending with 硯

    Containing 硯

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

    Example sentences and grammar articles using 硯

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