Chinese Characters Pronounced "yan" (Pinyin)

25 characters found

Pronunciation Guide: The sound "yan" is a Mandarin syllable.

First Tone (ā)

HSK 6

yān

淹

to submerge, flood, or drown

HSK 4

yān

烟

smoke, mist, or vapor

Second Tone (á)

HSK 4

yán

严

strict, tight, rigorous

to prolong, extend, or delay

HSK 7-9

yán

檐

eaves; edge of a roof

HSK 5

yán

沿

to follow a course; along

HSK 6

yán

炎

flame, blaze, intense heat

to grind, to polish, to study

HSK 3

yán

言

to speak; to say; word; speech

HSK 7-9

yán

阎

gate of a lane; surname

HSK 2

yán

颜

face, countenance, appearance

Third Tone (ǎ)

HSK 7-9

yǎn

掩

to cover, conceal, or shut

HSK 3

yǎn

演

to develop, to evolve, to perform

to spread out, to extend, to develop

Fourth Tone (à)

HSK 4

yàn

厌

to dislike, to detest

swallow (a type of bird)

HSK 6

yàn

艳

bright, colorful, gorgeous

to examine, to test, to verify

Common Words

严厉

yan li

severe

严格

yan ge

strict

严重

yan zhong

serious

厌倦

yan juan

Be tired of, weary

厌食

yan shi

Loss of appetite, anorexia

发炎

fa yan

become inflamed

发言

fa yan

Speech

吞咽

tun yan

Swallow

咽喉

yan hou

Throat

咽炎

yan yan

Pharyngitis

大雁

da yan

Wild goose, a large migratory bird

孤雁

gu yan

Lone wild goose, metaphor for a lonely person

实验

shi yan

Experiment

宴会

yan hui

Banquet

宴席

yan xi

Feast

宴请

yan qing

Entertain guests with a feast

容颜

rong yan

face, appearance

屋檐

wu yan

Eaves

岩洞

yan dong

Cave

岩浆

yan jiang

Magma