研(yán)

HSK 49 strokes
Readingsyányàn

to grind

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Character information

Pinyin
yán / yàn
Meaning
to grind; study; research
Strokes
9
HSK level
HSK 4
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 研 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰石开

In this compound, the meaning comes from 石 (stone); 开 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

石shí开kāi

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 研 step by step

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

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Words with 研

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

yán研jiū究
HSK 4

research

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yán研jiū究shēng生
HSK 4

graduate student

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yán研zhì制
HSK 4

to research and manufacture; to research and to develop

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yán研jiū究suǒ所
HSK 5

research institute

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yán研fā发
HSK 6

research and development

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yán研tǎo讨
HSK 7-9

discussion

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jǐng井yán研

Jingwan county in Leshan 乐山, Sichuan

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bǎo保yán研

to recommend sb for postgraduate studies; to admit for postgraduate studies…

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Related characters

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丈与严临之乎亚企

From 研’s common words

究生制所发讨井保

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