蜒(yán)

12 strokes

slug

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Character information

Pinyin
yán
Meaning
slug; used in 蜿蜒[wan1 yan2]
Strokes
12
HSK level
—
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 蜒 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰虫延

In this compound, the meaning comes from 虫 (insect); 延 supplies the sound.

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

Made of

虫chóng延yán

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 蜒 step by step

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

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Words with 蜒

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

yóu蚰yán蜒

house centipede

Open 蚰蜒 page →
yán蜒yóu蚰

(dialect) a slug

Open 蜒蚰 page →
wān蜿yán蜒

(of a snake) to wriggle along; (of a river etc) to zigzag; to meander; to w…

Open 蜿蜒 page →

Related characters

From 蜒’s common words

蚰蜿

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