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焉
yān
why? where? how?; strange; thereupon, then
💡 Ideographic:
A bird 鳥 with a strange head
Words Using 焉 (17)
Character
Pinyin
Definition
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焉
yān
where / how
焉
yān
where / how
焉知
yānzhī
(literary) how is one to know?
焉知
yānzhī
(literary) how is one to know?
塞翁失马焉知非福
sàiwēngshīmǎyānzhīfēifú
the old man lost his mare, but it all turned out for the best (idiom); fig. a blessing in disguise / it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good
塞翁失马焉知非福
sàiwēngshīmǎyānzhīfēifú
the old man lost his mare, but it all turned out for the best (idiom); fig. a blessing in disguise / it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good
心不在焉
xīnbùzàiyān
absent-minded / preoccupied / inattentive / with one's thoughts wandering
心不在焉
xīnbùzàiyān
absent-minded / preoccupied / inattentive / with one's thoughts wandering
于焉
yúyān
(classical) see [[於是|于是<yúshì>]]
于焉
yúyān
(classical) see [[於是|于是<yúshì>]]
有子存焉
yǒuzǐcúnyān
I still have sons, don't I? / fig. future generations will continue the work
有子存焉
yǒuzǐcúnyān
I still have sons, don't I? / fig. future generations will continue the work
杀鸡焉用牛刀
shājīyānyòngniúdāo
don't use a sledgehammer on a nut / aquila non capit muscam
杀鸡焉用牛刀
shājīyānyòngniúdāo
don't use a sledgehammer on a nut / aquila non capit muscam
焉耆
Yānqí
Yanqi county in Xinjiang
焉耆
Yānqí
Yanqi county in Xinjiang
焉耆回族自治县
YānqíHuízúZìzhìxiàn
Yanqi Hui Autonomous County in Bayin'guoleng Mongol autonomous prefecture, Xinjiang [[巴音郭愣蒙古自治州<BāyīnguōlèngMěnggǔzìzhìzhōu>]], Xinjiang
焉耆回族自治县
YānqíHuízúZìzhìxiàn
Yanqi Hui Autonomous County in Bayin'guoleng Mongol autonomous prefecture, Xinjiang [[巴音郭愣蒙古自治州<BāyīnguōlèngMěnggǔzìzhìzhōu>]], Xinjiang
焉耆盆地
Yānqípéndì
Yanqi basin in northeast of Tarim basin
焉耆盆地
Yānqípéndì
Yanqi basin in northeast of Tarim basin
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⿳正?灬
i
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
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Unknown component - strokes not mapped to a known radical
2 strokes