• 1101st most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 72 words
  • Component in 13 characters

Decomposition

1Once
No glyph available
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. yán (Yan2)surname Yan
2. yán (yan2)to prolong • to extend • to delay

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for yán (yan2)The component is pronounced as 'yìn' (yin4). It has the same pinyin initial.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

延伸 
延安 
延缓 (延緩)
延续 (延續)
延误 (延誤)
延长 (延長)
拖延 
蔓延 

Uncommon

延吉 
延年益寿 (延年益壽)
延后 (延後)
延庆 (延慶)
延期 
延津 
延迟 (延遲)
延边 (延邊)
绵延 (綿延)
苟延残喘 (苟延殘喘)

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  • 1351st most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 64 words
  • Component in 1 character

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. jīn (jin1)saliva • sweat • a ferry crossing • a ford (river crossing) • abbr. for Tianjin 天津

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

天津 

Uncommon

京津 
问津 (問津)
天津市 
延津 
江津 
津巴布韦 (津巴布韋)
津津 
津津有味 
津津乐道 (津津樂道)
津贴 (津貼)
牛津 
迷津 

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.