延

yán

ㄧㄢˊ

HSK 4TOCFL L46 strokestop 20 by use on the map →

1to prolong

2to extend

3to delay

Etymology

ideographic · A foot on the road 㢟 stopped in its tracks 丿

Radical

廴 · to defer, to delay, to postpone; to extend, to prolong; surname

Composition

⿱丿㢟

Writing

stroke order · 6

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Words with 延

延长yáncháng 延续yánxù 延期yánqī 延伸yánshēn 延yán 蔓延mànyán 拖延tuōyán 延误yánwù 延缓yánhuǎn 绵延miányán 延迟yánchí