yán

to extend; to prolong; to delay

HSK 5 #1103

Character data

HSK 5
Frequency 1103rd character
Radical ⼵ (54.4)
Strokes 6
Index # 464

Definitions

延 yán
  1. 1. to extend
  2. 2. to prolong
  3. 3. to delay
  4. 4. surname Yan

Stroke order

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Words containing 延

Word Meaning
exhaustive; distributed (logic: applies to every instance)
weather permitting (idiom)
weather permitting (idiom)
Babuyan Archipelago in Luzon Strait north of the Philippines
Babuyan Archipelago in Luzon Strait north of the Philippines
Yanji, city in Jilin, China
Yanji City in Jilin Province
Yeonpyeong island on Yellow Sea coast of Korea
Yeonpyeong island on Yellow Sea coast of Korea
to extend life
to extend life
Yanshou county in Harbin hā ěr bīn, Heilongjiang
Yanshou county in Harbin hā ěr bīn, Heilongjiang
Yan'an prefecture, Shaanxi
Yan'an prefecture, Shaanxi
Yan'an City, Shaanxi; former CPC base
to postpone; to keep putting sth off
Yanchuan county in Yan'an yán ān, Shaanxi
Yanchuan county in Yan'an yán ān, Shaanxi
Yanchuan county in Yan'an yán ān, Shaanxi
Yanping district of Nanping city nán píng shì Fujian
Yanping district of Nanping city nán píng shì Fujian
Yanping Township, Taitung, Taiwan
Yanping township in Taitung County tái dōng xiàn, southeast Taiwan