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岩
嵒
yán
1. variant of [[巖|岩<yán>]]
Common • Top 8% ✏️ 8 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

岩
yán
cliff; rocks; mountain
HSK 6 8 丶

Compound Words (20)

吕岩
LǚYán
Lü Yan (lived c. 874), Tang dynasty poet
基岩
jīyán
base rock
层岩
céngyán
stratified rock
岩仓
Yáncāng
Iwakura, Japanese name and place-name
岩壑
yánhè
rocky mountain valley
岩屑
yánxiè
(rock) debris
岩层
yáncéng
rock strata
岩径
yánjìng
mountain path
岩手
Yánshǒu
Iwate prefecture in north of Japan's main island Honshū [[本州<Běnzhōu>]]
岩溶
yánróng
karst, kind of porous limestone (geology)
岩浆
yánjiāng
lava
岩燕
yányàn
(Chinese bird species) Eurasian crag martin (Ptyonoprogne rupestris)
岩石
yánshí
rock
HSK 6
岩穴
yánxué
grotto
岩羊
yányáng
bharal
岩鸽
yángē
(Chinese bird species) hill pigeon (Columba rupestris)
岩鹭
yánlù
(Chinese bird species) Pacific reef heron (Egretta sacra)
岩盐
yányán
rock salt
岩层
yáncéng
variant of [[岩層|岩层<yáncéng>]]
岩床
yánchuáng
bedrock

Alternate Entries

岩
yán
cliff / rock
岩
yán
variant of [[岩<yán>]]
岩
yán
variant of [[巖|岩<yán>]]

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
6
Character Frequency Rank
1,422
Word Frequency Rank
6,560 of 84,292