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

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Stroke Order Diagrams 砚

砚 stroke order diagram

Character BreakdownLeft-Right

砚=石stone+见see

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

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HSK Vocabulary: 砚

HSK words that contain this character.

yàn tái

砚台

inkstone

yàn chí

砚池

inkstone's ink pool

duān yàn

端砚

Duan inkstone (a famous type)

bǐ mò zhǐ yàn

笔墨纸砚

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
，

Information

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

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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.

fēi非
cháng常
zhēn珍
guì贵
。

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

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