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

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Writing 7-9

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

1.

Animated Stroke Order 咽

Watch the stroke order, then trace it yourself.

2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 咽

3.

Character Breakdown

Left-Right

咽

口mouth

因cause

咽=

4.

Printable Writing Worksheet: 咽

咽 handwriting practice worksheet preview

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5.

How to Use 咽

Choked sounds or emotions

The character indicates a stifled, choked vocal sound or emotion.

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

6.

HSK Vocabulary: 咽

HSK 6

láng狼

tūn

7.

Example Sentences

Tā他

zài在

yī医

yuàn院

lǐ里

ān安

jìng

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口mouth

+因cause

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

wū呜

yè咽

Sob / choke with sobs

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gěng哽

yè咽

Choke up

吞

hǔ虎

yàn咽

to wolf down one's food [idiom]

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yān咽

hóu喉

Throat / pharynx

静

de地

yàn咽

qì气

le了

。

He passed away quietly in the hospital.

tā他

gǎn感

mào冒

le了

，

yān咽

hóu喉

hěn很

tòng痛

。

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.

hái孩

zi子

bǎ把

niú牛

nǎi奶

yàn咽

xià下

hòu后

cā擦

le了

cā擦

zuǐ嘴

。

The child swallowed the milk and then wiped his mouth.

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.

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