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yán

to grind, to rub; to study, to research

🔤 Pictophonetic: 石 (stone) provides meaning, 开 provides pronunciation
HSK 4 9 strokes Very Common (4%)

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⿰石开 i

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Component Tree i

shí
stone, rock, mineral
💡 Ideographic: A rock 口 at the base of a cliff 厂
5 strokes HSK 5
kāi
to open; to start, to initiate, to begin
💡 Ideographic: Simplified form of 開; hands 廾 lifting the latch 一 of a door
4 strokes HSK 1