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yán

yán 2nd tone · rising

ㄧㄢˊ 16 characters · 4 words

Characters pronounced yán (16)

颜 yán ㄧㄢˊ HSK 2 · color
言 yán ㄧㄢˊ HSK 2 · words
盐 yán ㄧㄢˊ HSK 4 · salt
延 yán ㄧㄢˊ HSK 4 · to prolong
研 yán ㄧㄢˊ HSK 4 · to grind
严 yán ㄧㄢˊ HSK 4 · tight (closely sealed)
炎 yán ㄧㄢˊ HSK 6 · flame
沿 yán ㄧㄢˊ HSK 6 · along
岩 yán ㄧㄢˊ HSK 7-9 · cliff
阎 yán ㄧㄢˊ HSK 7-9 · (literary) the gate of a lane
妍 yán ㄧㄢˊ beautiful
簷 yán ㄧㄢˊ eaves of a roof (variant of 檐)
芫 yán yuán used in 芫荽
蜒 yán ㄧㄢˊ slug
檐 yán ㄧㄢˊ eaves
筵 yán ㄧㄢˊ bamboo mat for sitting

Words pronounced exactly yán (4)

严 yán ㄧㄢˊ HSK 4 · tight (closely sealed)
盐 yán ㄧㄢˊ HSK 4 · salt
沿 yán ㄧㄢˊ HSK 6 · along
延 yán ㄧㄢˊ HSK 7-9 · to prolong

Syllables are keyed by citation tone: yán is yan2. Neutral tone is digit 5 and ü is written v.