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

Animated Stroke Order 砚

砚 stroke order svg
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Stroke Order Diagrams 砚

砚 stroke order diagram

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HSK Vocabulary: 砚

HSK words that contain this character.
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)
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Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 砚 is used in context
1
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.

2
bǐ笔
mò墨
zhǐ纸
yàn砚
shì是
zhōng中
guó国
chuán传
tǒng统
shū书
fǎ法
de的
bì必
bèi备
gōng工
jù具
。

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

3
zhè这
kuài块
duān端
yàn砚
zhì质
dì地
xì细
nì腻
，
fēi非
cháng常
zhēn珍
guì贵
。

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

Information

Traditional硯
Radical石
Strokes9
StructureLeft-Right
Frequency#4121
Zhuyinㄧㄢˋ
Components—
UnicodeU+781A
CangjieMRBHU

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