yán
words
speech
to say
to talk
yǎn
eye
small hole
crux (of a matter)
CL:隻|只[zhi1],雙|双[shuang1]
classifier for big hollow things (wells, stoves, pots etc)
yǎn
to develop
to evolve
to practice
to perform
to play
to act
yàn
colorful
splendid
gaudy
amorous
romantic
to envy
yán
tight (closely sealed)
stern
strict
rigorous
severe
father
yān
cigarette or pipe tobacco
CL:根[gen1]
smoke
mist
vapour
CL:縷|缕[lu:3]
tobacco plant
(of the eyes) to be irritated by smoke
yàn
to examine
to test
to check
yán
along
to follow (a line, tradition etc)
to carry on
to trim (a border with braid, tape etc)
border
edge
yàn
riverside (often with 兒|儿 erhua)
Yān
Yan, a vassal state of Zhou in modern Hebei and Liaoning
north Hebei
the four Yan kingdoms of the Sixteen Kingdoms, namely: Former Yan 前燕 (337-370), Later Yan 後燕|后燕 (384-409), Southern Yan 南燕 (398-410), Northern Yan 北燕 (409-436)
surname Yan
yàn
swallow (family Hirundinidae)
old variant of 宴[yan4]
Yán cháng
Yanchang county in Yan'an 延安[Yan2 an1], Shaanxi
Gān quán
Ganquan county in Yan'an 延安[Yan2 an1], Shaanxi
yán
to prolong
to extend
to delay
yǎn
to lie supine
to stop
to fall down
Yán
Yama
gate of village
surname Yan
yān
to inundate
to bury
to cover up
obscured
submerged
Yān shān
Yan mountain range across north Hebei
yǎn
to cover up
to close
to surprise
Wān
surname Yan
name of a feudal state
yān
to flood
to submerge
to drown
to irritate the skin (of liquids)
to delay
Bái Qiú ēn
Norman Bethune (1890-1939), Canadian doctor, worked for communists in Spanish civil war and for Mao in Yan'an, where he died of blood poisoning
Yán ān
Yan'an prefecture level city in Shaanxi, communist headquarters during the war
yān
to salt
to pickle
to cure (meat)
to marinate
Huáng lóng
Huanglong county in Yan'an 延安[Yan2 an1], Shaanxi
yān
narrow pass
throat
pharynx
yān
variant of 煙|烟[yan1]
cigarette
tobacco
smoke
Yán
variant of 閻|阎[Yan2]
surname Yan
yān
variant of 閹|阉[yan1]
to castrate
variant of 淹[yan1]
to delay
yǎn
suddenly
abruptly
hastily
to cover
to surround
yǎn
to spread out
to develop
to overflow
to amplify
superfluous
Shǎn běi
Shanbei, northern Shaanxi province, including Yulin 榆林 and Yan'an 延安, a Holy Land of Mao's revolution 革命聖地|革命圣地
yān
to castrate
a castrate
neuter
Yān Zhào
Yan and Zhao, two of the Warring States in Hebei and Shanxi
beautiful women
women dancers and singers
Mò Yán
Mo Yan (1955-), Chinese novelist, winner of 2012 Nobel Prize in Literature
Yán Yà lún
Aaron Yan (1986-), Taiwanese singer
Gāo Yún
Gao Yun (died 409) emperor of Northern or Later Yan dynasty
Yān jīng
Yanjing, an old name for Beijing
capital of Yan at different periods
Yán ān shì
Yán'ān prefecture level city in Shaanxi 陝西|陕西, communist headquarters during the war
Zhōng guó Jiào yù wǎng
abbr. for 中國教育和科研計算機網|中国教育和科研计算机网[Zhōng gúo Jiào yù hé Kē yán Jì suàn jī wǎng]
yān
correct
suitable
to suit sb
just now (Cantonese)
Ān sāi
Ansai county in Yan'an 延安[Yan2 an1], Shaanxi
Zhì dān
Zhidan county in Yan'an 延安[Yan2 an1], Shaanxi
Nǚ wá
mythological daughter of Fiery Emperor 炎帝[Yán dì] who turned into bird Jingwei 精衛|精卫[Jīng wèi] after drowning
Yán Xī shān
Yan Xishan (1883-1960), warlord in Shanxi
Zǐ cháng
Zichang county in Yan'an 延安[Yan2 an1], Shaanxi
Luò chuān
Luochuan county in Yan'an 延安[Yan2 an1], Shaanxi
Huáng líng
Mausoleum of Yellow Emperor
Huangling county in Yan'an 延安[Yan2 an1], Shaanxi
Fù xiàn
Fu county in Yan'an 延安[Yan2 an1], Shaanxi
Yú yáng
old place name (in Yan of Warring states, in modern Beijing city)
Yí chuān
Yichuan county in Yan'an 延安[Yan2 an1], Shaanxi
Wú qǐ
Wuqi county in Yan'an 延安[Yan2 an1], Shaanxi
Yān guó
Yan, a vassal state of Zhou in modern Hebei and Liaoning
north Hebei
the four Yan kingdoms of the Sixteen Kingdoms, namely: Former Yan 前燕 (337-370), Later Yan 後燕|后燕 (384-409), Southern Yan 南燕 (398-410), Northern Yan 北燕 (409-436)
yán zhēn qīng
name of a person, Yan Zhenqing, a famous calligrapher
Yán Fù
Yan Fu (1853-1921), influential Chinese writer and translator of Western books, esp. on social sciences
Yán chuān
Yanchuan county in Yan'an 延安[Yan2 an1], Shaanxi
Zhì dān xiàn
Zhidan county in Yan'an 延安[Yan2 an1], Shaanxi
Yán Huí
Yan Hui (521-481 BC), disciple of Confucius, also known as Yan Yuan 顏淵|颜渊[Yan2 Yuan1]
yàn
variant of 宴
feast
repose
Xià Yǎn
Xia Yan (1900-1995), Chinese writer, playwright, socialist critic and movie pioneer
Huáng líng xiàn
Huangling county in Yan'an 延安[Yan2 an1], Shaanxi
Yán cháng xiàn
Yanchang county in Yan'an 延安[Yan2 an1], Shaanxi
Bǎo tǎ qū
Baota or Pagoda district of Yan'an city 延安市[Yan2 an1 shi4], Shaanxi
Ān sāi xiàn
Ansai county in Yan'an 延安[Yan2 an1], Shaanxi
yán
"speech" or "words" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 149)
see also 言字旁[yán zì páng]
nán yān
Southern Yan of the Sixteen Kingdoms (398-410)
Yán Yuān
Yan Yuan (521-481 BC), disciple of Confucius 孔夫子[Kong3 fu1 zi3], also known as 顏回|颜回[Yan2 Hui2]
Zǐ cháng xiàn
Zichang county in Yan'an 延安[Yan2 an1], Shaanxi
Yán chuān xiàn
Yanchuan county in Yan'an 延安[Yan2 an1], Shaanxi
Luò chuān xiàn
Luochuan county in Yan'an 延安[Yan2 an1], Shaanxi
Yí chuān xiàn
Yichuan county in Yan'an 延安[Yan2 an1], Shaanxi
Wú qǐ xiàn
Wuqi county in Yan'an 延安[Yan2 an1], Shaanxi
yán tǐ
Yan Style (in Chinese calligraphy)
Yīn yáng Jiā
Yin-Yang School of Thought of the Warring States Period (475-221 BC) founded by Zou Yan 鄒衍|邹衍[Zōu Yǎn]
Hòu Yàn
Later Yan of the Sixteen Kingdoms (384-409)
Sī mǎ Yán
Sima Yan (236-290), founding emperor of Jin dynasty 晋 after the Three Kingdoms period, reigned 265-290 as Emperor Wu of Jin 晉武帝
běi yān
Northern Yan of the Sixteen Kingdoms (409-436)
yān
name of a mountain in Gansu
Gān quán xiàn
Ganquan county in Yan'an 延安[Yan2 an1], Shaanxi
Tài zǐ Dān
Prince Dan of Yan (-226 BC), commissioned the attempted assassination of King Ying Zheng of Qin 秦嬴政 (later the First Emperor 秦始皇) by Jing Ke 荆轲 in 227 BC
Huáng lóng xiàn
Huanglong county in Yan'an 延安[Yan2 an1], Shaanxi
yǎn
operculum (Latin: little lid)
a covering flap (in various branches of anatomy)
qián yān
Former Yan of the Sixteen Kingdoms 前燕 (337-370)
yán
variant of 岩[yan2]
variant of 嚴|严[yan2]
Lǚ Yán
Lü Yan (lived c. 874), Tang dynasty poet
Xiàng Zhuāng wǔ jiàn , yì zài Pèi Gōng
lit. Xiangzhuang performs the sword dance, but his mind is set on Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦 (idiom); refers to 206 BC plot to murder Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦, Duke of Pei 沛公 and future Han emperor, during a sword dance at Feast at Hongmen 鴻門宴|鸿门宴[Hóng mén Yàn]
an elaborate deception to hide malicious intent
yán
bamboo mat
feast, banquet
yǎn
archaic variant of 兗|兖[Yan3]
Yán ān dì qū
Yan'an prefecture, Shaanxi
yān
name of an immortal
ancient place name
Zōu Yǎn
Zou Yan (305-240 BC), founder of the School of Yin-Yang of the Warring States Period (475-221 BC)
Yān Tài zǐ Dān
Prince Dan of Yan (-226 BC), commissioned the attempted assassination of King Ying Zheng of Qin 秦嬴政 (later the First Emperor 秦始皇) by Jing Ke 荆轲 in 227 BC
yǎn
to hide, to secrete, to repress
to bend
yǎn
(of cloud) forming or rising
yán
grind fine
study
research
Yǐng shū Yān shuō
lit. Ying writes a letter and Yan reads it
fig. to misinterpret the original meaning
to pile up errors
refers to the letter from capital 郢[Ying3] of 楚[Chu3] in which the inadvertent words "hold up the candle" are mistaken by the minister of 燕[Yan1] as "promote the wise"
yān
variant of 淹[yan1]
to flood
yǎn
the movement of a fish's mouth at the surface of the water
yǎn
archaic variant of 進|进[jin4]
yǎn
upright bar for fastening a door
yǎn
the appearance of a mountain, as if two pots were standing one upon the other
the steep bank of a stream a rough mountain path
Yàn Píng zhòng
another name for Yan Ying 晏嬰|晏婴 or Yanzi 晏子 (-500 BC), famous statesman from Qi of the Warring States 齊國|齐国
Xiàng Zhuāng wǔ jiàn , zhì zài Pèi Gōng
lit. Xiangzhuang performs the sword dance, but his mind is set on Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦 (idiom); refers to 206 BC plot to murder Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦, Duke of Pei 沛公 and future Han emperor, during a sword dance at Feast at Hongmen 鴻門宴|鸿门宴[Hóng mén Yàn]
an elaborate deception to hide malicious intent
Bā yàn hào tè shì
Bayan Hot, capital of Alxa league 阿拉善盟[Ā lā shàn méng], Inner Mongolia
also written 巴彥浩特鎮|巴彦浩特镇[Bā yàn hào tè zhèn]
zuàn jiān yǎng gāo
delving firmly, eyes raised (idiom); from Analects: Confucius' disciple 顏淵|颜渊[yán yuān] aspires to the heights of Confucius's teaching
to dedicate oneself to a high goal and learn intensively
meticulous and diligent study
Kǎi chè
variant of 愷撒|恺撒, Caesar (emperor) used by Yan Fu 嚴復|严复
Tí xī
old place name (in Yan of Warring states, in modern Beijing city)
yóu yan lù
lit. centipede's path
fig. narrow winding road
Yīn yáng jiā
School of Yin-Yang of the Warring States Period (475-221 BC) founded by Zou Yan 鄒衍|邹衍[Zou1 Yan3]
yán
Japanese variant of 巖[yan2]
Nán Yān
Southern Yan of the Sixteen Kingdoms (398-410)
yán
"speech" or "words" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 149)
see also 言字旁[yan2 zi4 pang2]
Yán Zhēn qīng
Yan Zhenqing (709-785), a leading calligrapher of the Tang Dynasty
yán
Japanese variant of 顏|颜[yan2]
Qián Yān
Former Yan of the Sixteen Kingdoms (337-370)
Lǚ Yán
Lü Yan (lived c. 874), Tang dynasty poet
Yān
surname Yan
name of a district in Henan
Běi Yān
Northern Yan of the Sixteen Kingdoms (409-436)
Jiāng láng cái jìn
Jiang Yan has exhausted his talent (idiom)
fig. to have used up one's creative powers
to have writer's block
Hòu Yān
Later Yan of the Sixteen Kingdoms (384-409)
Yān
name of an immortal
ancient place name
surname Yan
yán
(used in naming bitterns and several other species of heron)
also pr. [jian1]