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yān

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yān Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
yān | yan1
English translation
narrow pass
throat
pharynx
variant of yàn
> yān [yàn]
to swallow
throat; pharynx
Pīnyīn Pronunciation
yè | ye4
English translation
to choke (in crying)

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About yān

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Number of strokes

9

Traditional form

yān

Contains the radical

kǒu

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Learning hint

mouth

Etymology of yān

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

口因

Semantic compound

kǒu

Phonetic compound

yīn

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. kǒu represents the meaning and yīn represents the sound. Simplified form of yàn .

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Example sentences using yān

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嗓子 sǎngzi téng ,觉得 juéde yān 东西 dōngxī 困难 kùnnan .

He had a sore throat and found it difficult to swallow.

yīn 嗓子 sǎngzi téng ér Néng 吞咽 tūn yàn .

He couldn't swallow because of a sore throat.

苔丝直哭得声咽气 yàn qì jiē ,肝肠断绝 duànjué ;因为 yīnwèi biē le 这些 zhè xiē tiān le , dào 今天 jīntiān cái 一齐 yī qí dōu 发泄 fā xiè 出来 chū lái .

Tess was convulsed with weeping, the tension of so many days having relaxed at last.

zhū 总是 zǒngshì 狼吞虎咽 lángtūnhǔyàn de chī 东西 dōngxī .

Pigs guzzle their food.

zhēng 承受 chéngshòu zhāo 咽喉 yān hóu 发炎 fāyán 之苦.

He is suffering from an inflamed throat.

Words with yān

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
yān throat yān
咽喉 yān hóu throat咽喉 yān hóu
咽下 yàn xià to swallow嚥下
吞咽 tūn yàn to swallow吞嚥
哽咽 gěng yè to choke with emotion哽咽 gěng yè
狼吞虎咽 lángtūnhǔyàn to gorge oneself狼吞虎嚥
呜咽 wū yè to sob嗚咽
咽气 yàn qì to die嚥氣
鼻咽癌 bí yān aí cancers of the nose and throat鼻咽癌 bí yān aí
咽炎 yān yán pharyngitis咽炎 yān yán
细嚼慢咽 xì jiáo màn yàn to eat slowly (idiom)細嚼慢嚥
咽鼓管 yān gǔ guǎn auditory tube咽鼓管 yān gǔ guǎn
抽咽 chōu yè to sob抽咽 chōu yè
咽峡炎 yān xiá yán angina咽峽炎
咽峡 yān xiá isthmus of the fauces咽峽
咽头 yān tóu pharynx咽頭

yān Decomposition & Compounds

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yān Decomposition

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