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延
yán
1. to prolong
2. to extend
3. to delay
Very Common • Top 3% ✏️ 8 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

延
yán
to defer, to delay, to postpone; to extend, to prolong; surname
HSK 5 6 丶

Compound Words (20)

顺延
shùnyán
to postpone
伸延
shēnyán
see [[延伸<yánshēn>]]
周延
zhōuyán
exhaustive
夏延
Xiàyán
Cheyenne, capital of Wyoming
外延
wàiyán
extension (semantics)
延川
Yánchuān
Yanchuan county in Yan'an [[延安<Yánān>]], Shaanxi
延平
Yánpíng
Yanping district of Nanping city [[南平市<Nánpíngshì>]] Fujian
延年
yánnián
to prolong life
延后
yánhòu
to postpone
延性
yánxìng
ductility
延庆
Yánqìng
Yanqing county in Beijing
延接
yánjiē
to receive sb
延搁
yángē
to delay
延揽
yánlǎn
to recruit talent
延会
yánhuì
to postpone a meeting
延期
yánqī
to delay
HSK 6
延津
Yánjīn
Yanjin county in Xinxiang [[新鄉|新乡<Xīnxiāng>]], Henan
延发
yánfā
delayed action
延绵
yánmián
to extend continuously
延缓
yánhuǎn
to defer

Alternate Entries

延
Yán
surname Yan

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
5
Character Frequency Rank
1,102
Word Frequency Rank
2,823 of 84,292