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延 (yán): Stroke Order, Meaning & How to Write | HSK 7-9

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1.

Animated Stroke Order 延

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2.

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3.

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4.

How to Use 延

Extending in space or time

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

延长 • yán cháng • lengthen; extend; prolong • HSK 5

HSK 5

5.

HSK Vocabulary: 延

延续 • yán xù • continue; go on; last

HSK 6

yán延

xù

6.

Example Sentences

tā他

tuō拖

yán延

le了

zuò做

zuò作

yè

Information

Pinyinyán

Meaningto prolong, extend, or delay

Strokes6

Radical廴

Traditional延

StructureSemi-Enclosed

Frequency#1213

Zhuyinㄧㄢˊ

UnicodeU+5EF6

CangjieNKHYM

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yán延

cháng长

lengthen; extend; prolong

延伸 • yán shēn • extend; elongate; roll out • HSK 6

HSK 6

yán延

shēn伸

extend; elongate; roll out

蔓延 • màn yán • spread; stretch; extend • HSK 6

HSK 6

màn蔓

yán延

spread; stretch; extend

Postponing or delaying

These words involve putting something off to a later time.

延期 • yán qī • postpone; defer; put off • HSK 6

HSK 6

yán延

qī期

postpone; defer; put off

拖延 • tuō yán • delay; put off; procrastinate • HSK 6

HSK 6

tuō拖

yán延

delay; put off; procrastinate

延误 • yán wù • Delay / Postpone • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

yán延

wù误

Delay / Postpone

续

continue; go on; last

延缓 • yán huǎn • Delay / Postpone

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

yán延

huǎn缓

Delay / Postpone

顺延 • shùn yán • postpone /extend

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

shùn顺

yán延

postpone /extend

业

。

He procrastinated on doing his homework.

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小

shí时

。

The meeting time was extended by half an hour.

huó活

dòng动

yīn因

tiān天

qì气

yuán原

yīn因

yán延

qī期

jǔ举

xíng行

。

The event was postponed due to weather conditions.

fēi飞

jī机

yīn因

wèi为

tiān天

qì气

bù不

hǎo好

ér而

yán延

chí迟

qǐ起

fēi飞

。

The plane delayed takeoff due to bad weather.

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彦yànelegant
阉yāncastrate; eunuch
焉yānthereupon, then; how? why? where?
赝yànfalse; counterfeit; bogus; sham
魇yǎnnightmare, bad dreams
妍yánbeautiful; pretty

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Characters with radical "廴".

建jiànto build, to establish, to construct
廷tíngcourt of a feudal ruler; royal court

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