咽 (yàn): Throat — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

HSK 3.0Vocab 7-9 Recognition 7-9 Writing 7-9

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Stroke Order Diagrams 咽

Character Breakdown

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咽=口mouth+因cause

The mouth (口) swallows something that becomes part of the body (因) — throat or to swallow.

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HSK Vocabulary: 咽

HSK words that contain this character.

狼吞虎咽

láng tūn hǔ yàn

to wolf down one's food [idiom]

HSK 6

呜咽

wū yè

Sob / choke with sobs

HSK 3.0 L7-9

咽喉

Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 咽 is used in context

tā他

gǎn感

mào冒

le了

，

yān咽

hóu喉

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He has a cold and a sore throat.

tā他

gǎn感

jué觉

yàn咽

bù部

yǒu有

xiē些

téng疼

tòng痛

。

He feels some pain in his throat.

yī医

shēng生

zhěn诊

duàn断

tā他

dé得

le了

jí急

xìng性

yān咽

yán炎

。

The doctor diagnosed him with acute pharyngitis.

lǎo老

rén人

tūn吞

yàn咽

shí食

wù物

yǒu有

xiē些

kùn困

nán难

。

The elderly man has difficulty swallowing food.

HSK (3.0) Level 7-9

Characters from the same exam level.

Same Sound

Characters pronounced "yan".

Same Radical

Characters with radical "口".