砚 (yàn): Inkstone — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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砚

石stone

见see

砚=石stone+见see

A stone (石) slab used for seeing (见) ink when grinding — inkstone for calligraphy.

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Related Words: 砚

Common words and phrases that contain 砚.

yàn砚

tái台

inkstone

yàn砚

chí池

inkstone's ink pool

duān端

yàn砚

Duan inkstone (a famous type)

bǐ笔

mò墨

zhǐ纸

yàn砚

the four treasures of the study (brush, ink, paper, inkstone)

Example Sentences

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

yé爷

ye爷

de的

shū书

zhuō桌

shàng上

fàng放

zhe着

yì一

fāng方

gǔ古

lǎo老

de的

yàn砚

tái台

。

There is an ancient inkstone on grandpa's desk.

bǐ笔

mò墨

zhǐ纸

yàn砚

shì是

zhōng中

guó国

chuán传

tǒng

zhè这

kuài块

duān端

yàn砚

zhì质

dì地

xì细

nì腻

，

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Brush, ink, paper, and inkstone are essential tools for traditional Chinese calligraphy.

This Duan inkstone has a fine texture and is very precious.

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Characters pronounced "yan".

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Same Radical

Characters with radical "石".

huáng磺 pán磐 diāo碉 shā砂 chá碴 zhēn砧

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