Chinese words pronounced yan (any tone) 103 words, in the 4 tones yan is read in. yān (1st tone) 22 words 烟(yān) smoke 燕(yān) north Hebei 咽(yān) throat 嫣(yān) lovely 焉(yān) where 殷(yān) dark red 腌(yān) salt 淹(yān) flood 阉(yān) castrate 奄(yān) castrate 湮(yān) sink into oblivion 阏(yān) used in 阏氏 yānzhī 煙(yān) smoke 菸(yān) tobacco 燕(yān) north Hebei 嚥(yàn) swallow 嫣(yān) lovely 焉(yān) where 殷(yān) dark red 醃(yān) salt 淹(yān) flood 閹(yān) castrate 奄(yān) castrate 湮(yān) sink into oblivion All 22 words pronounced yān yán (2nd tone) 27 words 言(yán) words 盐(yán) salt 沿(yán) along 严(yán) tight 岩(yán) cliff 铅(yán) used in 铅山 yánshān 檐(yán) eaves 延(yán) prolong 炎(yán) flame 研(yán) grind 颜(yán) color 筵(yán) bamboo mat for sitting 言(yán) words 鹽(yán) salt 沿(yán) along 嚴(yán) tight 岩(yán) cliff 鉛(yán) used in 铅山 yánshān 檐(yán) eaves 延(yán) prolong 炎(yán) flame 研(yán) grind 顏(yán) color 筵(yán) bamboo mat for sitting All 27 words pronounced yán yǎn (3rd tone) 32 words 眼(yǎn) eye 广(yǎn) "house on a cliff" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 53), occurring in 店, 序, 底 etc 演(yǎn) perform 掩(yǎn) conceal 衍(yǎn) spread out 偃(yǎn) lie supine 俨(yǎn) majestic 魇(yǎn) have a nightmare 兖(yǎn) used in 兖州 yǎnzhōu 奄(yǎn) suddenly 厣(yǎn) operculum 郾(yǎn) used in 郾城 yǎnchéng 眼(yǎn) eye 廣(guǎng) wide 演(yǎn) perform 掩(yǎn) conceal 衍(yǎn) spread out 偃(yǎn) lie supine 儼(yǎn) majestic 魘(yǎn) have a nightmare 兗(yǎn) used in 兖州 yǎnzhōu 奄(yǎn) suddenly 厴(yǎn) operculum 郾(yǎn) used in 郾城 yǎnchéng All 32 words pronounced yǎn yàn (4th tone) 26 words 燕(yàn) swallow 咽(yàn) swallow 宴(yàn) banquet 彦(yàn) accomplished 艳(yàn) bright 厌(yàn) loathe 验(yàn) examine 堰(yàn) weir 雁(yàn) wild goose 晏(yàn) late 砚(yàn) ink-stone 焰(yàn) flame 燕(yàn) swallow 嚥(yàn) swallow 宴(yàn) banquet 彥(yàn) accomplished 豔(yàn) bright 厭(yàn) loathe 驗(yàn) examine 堰(yàn) weir 雁(yàn) wild goose 晏(yàn) late 硯(yàn) ink-stone 焰(yàn) flame All 26 words pronounced yàn Often confused with yan yang in any tone 34 words