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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
HSK
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?
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
焉耆县
Yānqíxiàn
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
焉耆县
Yānqíxiàn
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
燕雀焉知鸿鹄之志
yànquèyānzhīhónggǔzhīzhì
lit. can the sparrow and swallow know the will of the great swan? (idiom); fig. how can we small fry predict the ambitions of the great?
燕雀焉知鸿鹄之志
yànquèyānzhīhónggǔzhīzhì
lit. can the sparrow and swallow know the will of the great swan? (idiom); fig. how can we small fry predict the ambitions of the great?
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
语焉不详
yǔyānbùxiáng
to mention sth without elaborating (idiom); not giving details
语焉不详
yǔyānbùxiáng
to mention sth without elaborating (idiom); not giving details
焉耆
Yānqí
Yanqi county in Xinjiang
焉耆
Yānqí
Yanqi county in Xinjiang
不入虎穴,焉得虎子
bùrùhǔxué,yāndéhǔzǐ
How do you catch the tiger cub without entering the tiger's lair? (idiom); Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
不入虎穴,焉得虎子
bùrùhǔxué,yāndéhǔzǐ
How do you catch the tiger cub without entering the tiger's lair? (idiom); Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
Component Breakdown
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⿳正?灬
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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
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Unknown component - strokes not mapped to a known radical
2 strokes