Character data
HSK
Not in HSK
FREQUENCY
2526th character
RADICAL
⽕ (86.7)
STROKES
11
INDEX #
2169
焉 yān yí
where; how
#2526
Character data
| HSK | Not in HSK |
| Frequency | 2526th character |
| Radical | ⽕ (86.7) |
| Strokes | 11 |
| Index # | 2169 |
Definitions
| 焉 yān |
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Stroke order
Words containing 焉
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absent-minded; inattentive; preoccupied
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vague; give no clear details
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How do you catch the tiger cub without entering the tiger's lair? (idiom); Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
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fig. to waste effort on a trifling matter
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fig. to waste effort on a trifling matter
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a loss may bring good; a blessing in disguise
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a loss may turn out lucky; blessing in disguise
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(classical) see 于是yú shì
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(classical) see 于是yú shì
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fig. future generations will continue the work
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don't use a sledgehammer on a nut; aquila non capit muscam
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don't use a sledgehammer on a nut; aquila non capit muscam
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(literary) how is one to know?
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Yanqi county in Xinjiang
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Yanqi Hui Autonomous County, Xinjiang
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Yanqi Hui Autonomous County, Xinjiang
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Yanqi basin in northeast of Tarim basin
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Yanqi County in Xinjiang, China
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Yanqi County in Xinjiang
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small minds can't know great ambitions
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lit. can the sparrow and swallow know the will of the great swan? (idiom); fig. how can we small fry predict the ambitions of the great?
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feeling surprised at sth
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feeling surprised at sth
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to mention without detail; give no clear info
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to correct faults is the greatest good
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