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砚
硯
yàn
1. ink-stone
Uncommon • Top 35%

Character Breakdown (Single character)

砚
yàn
inkstone
9 丶

Compound Words (20)

古砚
gǔyàn
antique ink slab
同砚
tóngyàn
classmate
墨砚
mòyàn
ink slab
广砚
GuǎngYàn
Guangnan and Yanshan (in Yunnan)
柘砚
zhèyàn
ink slabs from a place in Shandong
涤砚
díyàn
to wash an ink-slab
焚砚
fényàn
to destroy one's ink-slab
瓦砚
wǎyàn
ink stone or ink slab made from an antique palace tile
砚兄
yànxiōng
senior fellow student
砚友
yànyǒu
classmate
砚室
yànshì
case for an ink slab
砚山
Yànshān
Yanshan county in Wenshan Zhuang and Miao autonomous prefecture [[文山壯族苗族自治州|文山壮族苗族自治州<WénshānZhuàngzúMiáozúzìzhìzhōu>]], Yunnan
砚席
yànxí
ink slab and sitting mat
砚弟
yàndì
younger fellow student
砚池
yànchí
(concave) ink stone or ink slab
砚滴
yàndī
small cup for adding water to an ink stone
砚瓦
yànwǎ
ink slab
砚田
yàntián
ink stone
砚盒
yànhé
case for an ink stone or ink slab
砚石
yànshí
ink stone

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Category
Chinese
Character Frequency Rank
4,120
Word Frequency Rank
29,730 of 84,292

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