砚

yàn

yànspelled as ian · 4th tone — spelling rules

ink-stone

Radical: 石 Strokes: 9

Structure: Left narrow, right wideFrequency: Less common

Same radical

石破磨硬研碎码砂磁矿碑确

Same radical

石破磨硬研碎码砂磁矿碑确碧硕碍

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Character Decomposition

砚=石+见

Etymology

stone

Meanings

ink-stone

yàn

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Words with 砚 97 total

writing brush and ink stone笔砚bǐ yàn to destroy one's ink-slab (i.e. to write no more because others write so much better)焚砚fén yàn classmate · fellow student同砚tóng yàn (concave) ink stone or ink slab砚池yàn chí small cup for adding water to an ink stone砚滴yàn dī to live by writing砚耕yàn gēng ink stone · ink slab砚石yàn shí ink stone · ink slab · CL:方 fāng砚台yàn tái ink stone · writing as a livelihood砚田yàn tián ink slab砚瓦yàn wǎ ink slab and sitting mat · place where one studies and teaches砚席yàn xí ink stone made of pottery陶砚táo yàn ink slabs from a place in Shandong柘砚zhè yàn antique ink slab · CL:台 tái古砚gǔ yàn ink slab · ink stone墨砚mò yàn Guangnan and Yanshan (in Yunnan)广砚Guǎng Yàn to wash an ink-slab · to prepare for study (idiom)涤砚dí yàn

Idioms with 砚 3 total Chain

to grind one's way through an ink stone · to persevere in a difficult task (idiom) · to study diligently (idiom)磨穿铁砚mó chuān tiě yàn lit. to wear through an iron inkstone (idiom) · fig. to be determined and persistent in one's efforts铁砚磨穿tiě yàn mó chuān

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