咽(yàn)

HSK 7-99 strokes
Readingsyànyèyān

throat

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Character information

Pinyin
yàn / yè / yān
Meaning
throat; pharynx; narrow pass
Strokes
9
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 咽 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰口因

In this compound, the meaning comes from 口 (mouth); 因 supplies the sound.

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

Made of

口kǒu因yīn

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 咽 step by step

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

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Words with 咽

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

yān咽hóu喉
HSK 7-9

throat

Open 咽喉 page →
wū呜yàn咽
HSK 7-9

to sob

Open 呜咽 page →
xià下yàn咽

(anatomy) hypopharynx

Open 下咽 page →
qián前yàn咽

prepharynx (biology)

Open 前咽 page →
tūn吞yàn咽

to swallow; to gulp

Open 吞咽 page →
yān咽yán炎

pharyngitis

Open 咽炎 page →
gěng哽yàn咽

to choke with emotion

Open 哽咽 page →
yàn咽xià下

to swallow

Open 咽下 page →

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From 咽’s common words

喉呜下前吞炎哽

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