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焉

yān

why? where? how?; strange; thereupon, then

💡 Ideographic: A bird 鳥 with a strange head
HSK 11 strokes Common (25%)
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Component Breakdown

Each color represents a different component

正
zhèng
straight, right, proper, correct, just, true
？
Radical
灬
huǒ
fire
⿳正？灬 i

Stroke Order

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Component Tree i

zhèng
正
straight, right, proper, correct, just, true
💡 Ideographic: A foot 止 stopping in the right place 一
5 strokes HSK 2
unknown
?
Unknown component - strokes not mapped to a known radical
2 strokes
huǒ
灬
fire
4 strokes

Words Using 焉 (17)

yān
焉 ↗
where / how
yānzhī
焉知 ↗
(literary) how is one to know?
shājīyānyòngniúdāo
杀鸡焉用牛刀 ↗
don't use a sledgehammer on a nut / aquila non capit muscam
Yānqí
焉耆 ↗
Yanqi county in Xinjiang
YānqíHuízúZìzhìxiàn
焉耆回族自治县 ↗
Yanqi Hui Autonomous County in Bayin'guoleng Mongol autonomous prefecture, Xinjiang [[巴音郭愣蒙古自治州<BāyīnguōlèngMěnggǔzìzhìzhōu>]], Xinjiang
Yānqípéndì
焉耆盆地 ↗
Yanqi basin in northeast of Tarim basin
Yānqíxiàn
焉耆县 ↗
Yenji Xuyzu aptonom nahiyisi or Yanqi Hui autonomous county in Bayin'guoleng Mongol autonomous prefecture, Xinjiang [[巴音郭愣蒙古自治州<BāyīnguōlèngMěnggǔzìzhìzhōu>]], Xinjiang
yìyān
异焉 ↗
feeling surprised at sth
yǔyānbùxiáng
语焉不详 ↗
to mention sth without elaborating (idiom); not giving details
yúyān
于焉 ↗
(classical) see [[於是|于是<yúshì>]]
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