yàn

inkstone

DEFINITIONS

  • inkstone
  • ink-stone

WORDS

磨穿鐵 mó chuān tiě yàn to grind one's way through an ink stone; to persevere in a difficult task (idiom); to study diligently (idiom)
秋 chéng yàn qiū Cheng Yanqiu (1904-1958), famous Beijing opera star, second only to 梅蘭芳|梅兰芳[Mei2 Lan2 fang1]
duān yàn high-quality ink stonemade in Duanxi and Guangdong
bǐ yàn writing brush and ink stone
辟雍 pì yōng yàn ink slab or ink stone of celadon or white porcelain with unglazed surface
táo yàn ink stone made of pottery