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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)

伸延
shēnyán
see [[延伸<yánshēn>]]
周延
zhōuyán
exhaustive
夏延
Xiàyán
Cheyenne, capital of Wyoming
外延
wàiyán
extension (semantics)
延伸
yánshēn
to extend
HSK 6
延吉
Yánjí
Yanji county level city, capital of Yanbian Korean autonomous prefecture [[延邊朝鮮族自治州|延边朝鲜族自治州]], Jilin
延寿
Yánshòu
Yanshou county in Harbin [[哈爾濱|哈尔滨<Hāěrbīn>]], Heilongjiang
延安
Yánān
Yan'an prefecture level city in Shaanxi, communist headquarters during the war
延宕
yándàng
to postpone
延展
yánzhǎn
to extend
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

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