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yǎn

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yǎn Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
yǎn | yan3
English translation
a kind of insectivorous rodent

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About yǎn

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Number of strokes

23

Traditional form

yǎn

Contains the radical

shǔ

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí

Learning hint

rat

Etymology of yǎn

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

鼠晏

Semantic compound

shǔ

Phonetic compound

yàn

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Example sentences using yǎn

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鼹鼠 yǎn shǔ 默默 mòmò de 不停 bù tíng de huá zhāo , 很快 huá dào le 河流 hé liú 分岔 fēn chà chǔ .

In silence Mole rowed steadily, and soon they came to a point where the river divided.

鼹鼠 yǎn shǔ de 前足非常 fēicháng 有力 yǒu lì 擅长 shàncháng 挖洞 wā dòng

Moles have powerful forefeet for digging.

Words with yǎn

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
鼹鼠 yǎn shǔ mole (zoology)鼴鼠
yǎn mole yǎn

yǎn Decomposition & Compounds

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