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yán

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yán Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
yán | yan2
English translation
to grind
study
research
to grind, to rub; to study, to research

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About yán

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Number of strokes

9

Traditional form

yán

Contains the radical

Shí

Learning hint

stone

Etymology of yán

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

石开

Semantic compound

Shí

Phonetic compound

kāi

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. Shí represents the meaning and kāi represents the sound.

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Example sentences using yán

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函数 hán shù shì 研究 yánjiū yòng 递推 dì tuī 关系 guānxi lái 确定 quèdìng de 函数的 zuì 理想 lǐxiǎng 工具 gōngjù .

Generating functions are an ideal tool for studying sequences defined by recurrence.

Caltrate shì zài 研究 yánjiū Zhōng 使用 shǐyòng de gài 制剂 zhì jì 商品 shāngpǐn míng ,一日 liǎng piān ( 1200毫克 háo kè gài ).

Caltrate was the brand of calcium used in the study -- two tablets daily ( 1,200 mg calcium ).

邮政 yóu zhèng 科学技术 kē xué jì shù 研究所 yán jiū suǒ : zài 河内 Hé nèi lián xiàn ; 1966 Nián 成立 chénglì .

Institute of Postal Science and Technology: Tu Liem district, Hanoi; f .

提出 tí chū le tiān 冬氨酸研究 yánjiū 领域 lǐngyù 今后 jīn hòu de 发展 fāzhǎn 方向 fāngxiàng .

The main research trends of polyaspartic acid are also pointed out.

shào zhàn 建设 jiànshè 研究 yánjiū 蓝图 lán tú 应用 yìngyòng shí 计算 jìsuàn 损耗 sǔn hào 系数 xì shù .

Wastage is now applied to Outpost construction platform blueprints.

Words with yán

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
研究 yánjiū research研究 yánjiū
研发 yán fā to develop研發
科研 kē yán (scientific) research科研 kē yán
研究所 yán jiū suǒ research institute研究所 yán jiū suǒ
研究生 yán jiū shēng graduate student研究生 yán jiū shēng
研制 yán zhì to manufacture研製
研讨会 yán tǎo huì seminar研討會
调研 diào yán research調研
yán study yán
研究员 yán jiū yuán researcher研究員
研究院 yán jiū yuàn academy研究院 yán jiū yuàn
钻研 zuānyán to delve into鑽研
研讨 yán tǎo discussion研討
研究者 yán jiū zhě investigator研究者 yán jiū zhě
教研室 jiào yán shì teaching and research section教研室 jiào yán shì
研磨 yán mó milling研磨 yán mó
研习 yán xí research and study研習
研读 yán dú to delve into研讀
可行性研究 kě xíng xìng yán jiū feasibility study可行性研究 kě xíng xìng yán jiū
研究生院 yán jiū shēng yuàn graduate school研究生院 yán jiū shēng yuàn

yán Decomposition & Compounds

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yán Decomposition

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yán Compounds

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