Character data
砚 yàn
ink-stone
#4121
Character data
| HSK | Not in HSK |
| Frequency | 4121st character |
| Radical | ⽯ (112.4) |
| Strokes | 9 |
| Index # | 1453 |
| TRADITIONAL | 硯 |
Definitions
| 砚 yàn |
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Stroke order
Words containing 砚
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ink stone; ink slab
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antique ink slab
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classmate; fellow student
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ink stone; ink slab
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Guangnan and Yanshan (in Yunnan)
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ink slabs from a place in Shandong
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to prepare for study (idiom); to wash an ink-slab
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to write no more because others write so much better (idiom)
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ink stone or ink slab made from an antique palace tile
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senior fellow student
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fellow student; classmate
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case for an ink slab
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Yanshan County in Yunnan, China
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Yanshan County, Wenshan, Yunnan
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place where one studies and teaches
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younger fellow student
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water container for an ink slab
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(concave) ink stone or ink slab
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small cup for adding water to an ink stone
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ink slab
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writing as a livelihood; ink stone
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to make a living by writing (idiom)
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case for an ink stone or ink slab
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ink stone; ink slab
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to live by writing
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