岩 (yán): Rock — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

Animated Stroke Order 岩

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Character Breakdown

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岩=山mountain+石stone

Stones piled high like a mountain (山) under a cliff (石) — a rock or cliff.

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岩 handwriting practice sheet - portrait orientation

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岩 handwriting practice sheet - landscape orientation

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HSK Vocabulary: 岩

HSK words that contain this character.

岩石

yán shí

rock

HSK 6

Example Sentences

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

wǒ我

men们

zài在

yán岩

dòng洞

lǐ里

fā发

xiàn现

le了

gǔ古

dài代

bì壁

huà画

。

We discovered ancient murals in the cave

huǒ火

shān山

pēn喷

fā发

shí时

yán岩

jiāng浆

huì会

yǒng

zhè这

zuò座

shān山

yóu由

jiān坚

yìng硬

de的

yán岩

shí

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Same Sound

Characters pronounced "yan".

yàn彦 yǎn奄 yān阉 yān焉 yán妍 yàn堰

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Same Radical

Characters with radical "山".

lan岚 yù峪 cuī崔 kuī岿 dǎo岛 yǔ屿

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Animated Stroke Order 岩

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Character Breakdown

Free Printable Handwriting Practice with Stroke Order: 岩

HSK Vocabulary: 岩

Example Sentences

Related Characters

Same Sound

Same Radical