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CHINESE CHARACTER

yán

岩

岩

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rock; cliff

Numbered pinyin
yan2
English meanings
rock; cliff

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Example sentences

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  1. 01

    yánshí岩石hěn很jiānyìng坚硬。

    The rock is very hard.

  2. 02

    tā他pān攀shàng上le了dǒu陡qiào峭de的yán岩bì壁。

    He climbed the steep rock face.

  3. 03

    yán岩jiāng浆cóng从huǒshān火山kǒu口liú流chū出。

    Lava flowed from the volcano.

Explore words connected to this character.

  • 岩石
  • 岩壁
  • 岩浆
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  • 砂岩