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yàn

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yàn Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
yàn | yan4
English translation
to offer condolences

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About yàn

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Number of strokes

10

Traditional form

yàn

Contains the radical

kǒu

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí

Learning hint

mouth

Etymology of yàn

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

口言

Semantic compound

kǒu

Phonetic compound

yán

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. kǒu represents the meaning and yán represents the sound.

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Example sentences using yàn

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每个吊唁 diào yàn de rén dōu 佩带 pèi dài zhāo 黑纱 hēi shā duǒ 白纸菊花 jú huā .

Each mourner wore a black armband and a white paper chrysanthemum.

丁金斯先生 Xiānsheng 前往 qián wǎng 死者 sǐ zhě jiā 吊唁 diào yàn

Mr Dinkins visited the bereaved family to offer comfort.

Words with yàn

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
吊唁 diào yàn to condole吊唁 diào yàn
唁电 yàn diàn a telegram of condolence唁電
yàn to extend condolences yàn
电唁 diàn yàn a telegraph condolence電唁
慰唁 wèi yàn to console慰唁 wèi yàn

yàn Decomposition & Compounds

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