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CHINESE CHARACTER
yàn
厌
厌
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dislike; loathe
- Numbered pinyin
- yan4
- English meanings
- to dislike; to loathe; to be tired of
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Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.
stern
throat
banquet; feast
rock; cliff
surname Yan
cover; conceal
along
to flood
act
hot; inflammation
mist
flame
swallow
salt
eye
study; research; grind
inkstone
gorgeous; colorful
winding (in 蜿蜒)
spread; develop
speech; words
lane gate; surname
lane gate; surname
wild goose
face; color
to examine
salt
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Related words
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