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Words with 砚 yàn
Explore 13 words and sayings that include the Chinese character 砚 yàn in their composition.
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Frequency | Simplified | Meaning | Traditional |
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砚台 yàn tái | ink stone | 硯臺 | |
砚 yàn | ink-stone | 硯 yàn | |
端砚 Duān yàn | high-quality ink stonemade in Duanxi and Guangdong | 端硯 | |
程砚秋 Chéng Yàn qiū | Cheng Yanqiu (1904-1958), famous Beijing opera star, second only to 梅蘭芳|梅兰芳 Méi Lán fāng [MéiLánfāng] | 程硯秋 | |
砚石 yàn shí | ink stone | 硯石 | |
砚池 yàn chí | (concave) ink stone or ink slab | 硯池 | |
砚山 Yàn shān | Yanshan county in Wenshan Zhuang and Miao autonomous prefecture 文山壯族苗族自治州|文山壮族苗族自治州 Wén shān Zhuàng zú Miáo zú zì zhì zhōu [WénshānZhuàngzúMiáozúzìzhìzhōu], Yunnan | 硯山 | |
砚山县 Yàn shān xiàn | Yanshan county in Wenshan Zhuang and Miao autonomous prefecture 文山壯族苗族自治州|文山壮族苗族自治州 Wén shān Zhuàng zú Miáo zú zì zhì zhōu [WénshānZhuàngzúMiáozúzìzhìzhōu], Yunnan | 硯山縣 | |
砚田 yàn tián | ink stone | 硯田 | |
瓦砚 wǎ yàn | ink stone or ink slab made from an antique palace tile | 瓦硯 | |
古砚 gǔ yàn | antique ink slab | 古硯 | |
陶砚 táo yàn | ink stone made of pottery | 陶硯 | |
磨穿铁砚 mó chuān tiě yàn | to grind one's way through an ink stone | 磨穿鐵硯 |
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