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延 (yán): To prolong — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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Animated Stroke Order 延

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How to write 延 — animated stroke order

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 延

延 stroke order diagram

3.

Character Breakdown

Semi-Enclosed

延

廴long stride

㢟to extend

延=廴long stride+㢟to extend

A path (廴) with a long (㢟) stretch — to extend or prolong, like a road continuing forward.

4.

Free Printable Handwriting Practice with Stroke Order: 延

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5.

How to Use 延

Common patterns, words, and short phrases that show how 延 works in context.

Extending in space or time

延 + verb/adjective/verb/adjective + 延

These words share the sense of spreading out or continuing over distance or duration.

lengthen; extend; prolong

HSK 5

Postponing or delaying

延 + noun/verb + 延

These words involve putting something off to a later time.

postpone; defer; put off

6.

Example Sentences

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

Huì会

yì议

jiāng将

yán延

zhì至

xià下

zhōu周

yī一

jǔ举

xíng行

。

The meeting will be postponed until next Monday.

huì会

yì议

shí时

jiān间

yán延

cháng长

le了

bàn半

xiǎo

huó活

dòng动

yīn因

tiān天

qì气

yuán原

yīn因

yán延

qī

huǒ火

shì势

zài在

sēn森

lín林

zhōng中

xùn迅

sù速

màn蔓

Information

Pinyinyán

Meaningto prolong

Strokes6

Radical廴

Traditional延

StructureSemi-Enclosed

Frequency#1213

Zhuyinㄧㄢˊ

UnicodeU+5EF6

CangjieNKHYM

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shēn伸

extend; elongate; roll out

HSK 6

spread; stretch; extend

HSK 6

HSK 6

delay; put off; procrastinate

HSK 6

Delay / Postpone

HSK 3.0 L7-9

小

shí时

。

The meeting time was extended by half an hour.

期

jǔ举

xíng行

。

The event was postponed due to weather conditions.

yán延

。

The fire spread rapidly through the forest

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