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yàn

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yàn Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
yàn | yan4
English translation
peaceful, tranquil, quiet; clear; late in the day

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About yàn

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Number of strokes

10

Traditional form

yàn

Contains the radical

Part of speech

Name of a person / 人名 rén míng Rénmíng

Learning hint

A woman safe in a house  Ān at sunset 

Etymology of yàn

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

日安

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Words with yàn

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
yàn late yàn
晏子 Yàn zǐ Yanzi (-c 500 BC), famous statesman from Qi of the Warring States, also known as 晏婴 Yàn Yīng , hero of book 晏子春秋 Yàn zǐ Chūn qiū 晏子 Yàn zǐ
晏婴 Yàn Yīng Yanzi (-c 500 BC), famous statesman from Qi of the Warring States, also known as 晏子 Yàn zǐ , hero of book 晏子春秋 Yàn zǐ Chūn qiū 晏嬰
海晏 Hǎi yàn Haiyan county in Haibei Tibetan autonomous prefecture 海北藏族自治州 Hǎi běi Zàng zú zì zhì zhōu [Hǎi​běi​Zàng​zú​zì​zhì​zhōu], Qinghai海晏 Hǎi yàn
海晏县 Hǎi yàn xiàn Haiyan county in Haibei Tibetan autonomous prefecture 海北藏族自治州 Hǎi běi Zàng zú zì zhì zhōu [Hǎi​běi​Zàng​zú​zì​zhì​zhōu], Qinghai海晏縣
河清海晏 hé qīng hǎi yàn the world is at peace (idiom)河清海晏 hé qīng hǎi yàn
晏平仲 Yàn Píng zhòng another name for Yan Ying 晏嬰|晏婴 Yàn Yīng or Yanzi 晏子 Yàn zǐ (-500 BC), famous statesman from Qi of the Warring States 齊國|齐国 Qí guó 晏平仲 Yàn Píng zhòng

yàn Decomposition & Compounds

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