(yán)

HSK 7-98 strokesTrad.

cliff

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
yán
Meaning
cliff; rock
Strokes
8
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿱山石

The rocks 石 that make up a mountain 山

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

Traditional form : mountain

How to write step by step

8 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with

Common words using — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

yánshí
HSK 7-9

(geology) rock

Open 岩石 page →
yán

Lü Yan (lived c. 874), Tang dynasty poet

Open 吕岩 page →
céngyán

stratified rock; flagstone

Open 层岩 page →
yánróng

(geology) karst

Open 岩溶 page →
yánjiāng

(geology) magma

Open 岩浆 page →

(geology) lithosphere

Open 岩石圈 page →

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