CHINESE CHARACTER
- Numbered pinyin
- yan4
- English meanings
- narrow pass, throat, pharynx, to swallow, to choke (in crying)
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BUILDING BLOCKS
Structure & components
Left–right structure
Left–right arrangement: left 口; right 因.
Meaning & sound clues
口 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “mouth”.
因 is identified as the sound component (yīn). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 咽.
This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.
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Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.
stern
dislike; loathe
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
Example sentences
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Related words
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