鄢(yān)

13 strokes

surname Yan

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Character information

Pinyin
yān
Meaning
surname Yan; name of a district in Henan
Strokes
13
HSK level
—
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 鄢 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰焉阝

In this compound, the meaning comes from 阝 (place); 焉 supplies the sound.

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

Made of

焉yān阝fǔ

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 鄢 step by step

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

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Words with 鄢

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

yān鄢líng陵

see 鄢陵县

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yān鄢líng陵xiàn县

Yanling, a county in Xuchang City 许昌市, Henan

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Related characters

From 鄢’s common words

陵县

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