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Chinese characters with Pinyin yan

Learn how to write 101 Chinese characters pronounced “yan” across 4 tone-marked pronunciations. Open any character for animated stroke order, words, sentences, and printable practice.

START WITH COMMON CHARACTERS

Common “yan” Chinese characters

The same romanized syllable can represent different characters and tones. These useful HSK vocabulary characters are shown first so learners can begin with everyday Mandarin.

TONE-MARKED PINYIN

Chinese characters pronounced yán

26 dictionary entries use the pronunciation yán, including 颜 (color), 言 (words), 严 (tight (closely sealed)), 研 (to grind), 盐 (salt).

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TONE-MARKED PINYIN

Chinese characters pronounced yàn

36 dictionary entries use the pronunciation yàn, including 厌 ((bound form) to loathe; to be fed up with), 验 (to examine), 宴 ((bound form) feast), 艳 (colorful), 咽 (throat; pharynx).

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(bound form) to loathe; to be fed up with

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to examine

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(bound form) feast

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colorful

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throat; pharynx

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flame

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wild goose

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Yan, a vassal state of Zhou in present-day Hebei and Liaoning

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accomplished

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ink-stone

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to extend condolences

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late

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proverb

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weir

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tossing of billows

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strong (of tea)

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to decide judicially

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to eat to the full

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false

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TONE-MARKED PINYIN

Chinese characters pronounced yǎn

22 dictionary entries use the pronunciation yǎn, including 眼 (eye), 演 (to perform (a play etc); to stage (a show)), 衍 (to spread out), 掩 (to cover up; to conceal), 沇 (surname Yan).

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TONE-MARKED PINYIN

Chinese characters pronounced yān

17 dictionary entries use the pronunciation yān, including 烟 (cigarette or pipe tobacco), 淹 (to flood), 恹 (used in 懨懨|恹恹[yan1yan1]), 胭 (rouge), 崦 (name of a mountain in Gansu).

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PRINTABLE PRACTICE

Practice these yan characters

Create an A4 Tianzige or Mizige worksheet using 12 useful characters from this pronunciation group.

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