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yán

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yán Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
yán | yan2
English translation
the eaves of a house; edge, brim

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About yán

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Number of strokes

17

Traditional form

yán

Contains the radical

Part of speech

Noun morpheme / 名语素 Míng yǔsù

Learning hint

wood

Etymology of yán

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

木詹

Semantic compound

Phonetic compound

zhān

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and zhān represents the sound. Simplified form of yán .

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Example sentences using yán

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Lóu shǎng de měi 房间 fángjiān dōu yǒu fēi yán zhē 阴的阳台 yángtái .

Each upstairs room opened on a balcony shaded by an overhanging roof.

"勉强 miǎnqiǎng 笑笑,可是 kěshì 一起 yīqǐ jiàn 镜子 jìngzi 绿帽檐 mào yán 底下 dǐ xia de 笑影便 biàn 立即 lìjí 下决心 xià jué xīn le .

She laughed unwillingly, and the laughing reflection under the green brim decided her instantly.

zài 屋檐下筑巢 de diǎo

birds nesting under the eaves

屋檐下 guà zhāo 冰凌 bīng líng

There were icicles hanging from the eaves.

喜欢 xǐhuan 这里 zhè lǐ 高高 de 天花板 tiān huā bǎn 造型 zàoxíng 优美 yōuměi Huán 带有 dài yǒu 一圈漆成白色 bái sè de 飞檐

She loved the gracefully high ceiling, with its white-painted cornice.

Words with yán

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
屋檐 wū yán eaves屋簷
yán eaves yán
帽檐 mào yán brim (of a hat)帽檐 mào yán
飞檐走壁 fēi yán zǒu bì to leap onto roofs and vault over walls (usually associated with martial arts)飛檐走壁
房檐 fáng yán eaves房檐 fáng yán

yán Decomposition & Compounds

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