yàn yān

throat; pharynx

HSK 6 #2031

DEFINITIONS

咽 yàn
  • variant of 嚥|咽[yan4]
  • to swallow
咽 yè
  • to choke (in crying)
咽 yān
  • narrow pass
  • throat
  • pharynx

STROKES

咽 stroke order diagram
咽 stroke order animation

WORDS

耳鼻喉 ěr bí yān hóu ear nose and throat; otolaryngology
bí yān nose and throat
癌 bí yān ái cancers of the nose and throat; nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC)