Yán

surname Yan

HSK 4

1Stroke Order Animation

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2Readings & Meanings

  • Yánsurname Yan
  • yántight (closely sealed); stern; strict

3Structure

Overlapping structure重叠结构

is built from 2 parts.

4Common Words with

嘴严zuǐ yán

prudent in speech

严了眼儿yán le yǎn r

up to the eyeballs; full to overflowing; jampacked

严以律己yǎn yǐ lù: jǐ

to be strict with oneself (idiom); to demand a lot of oneself

严冬yán dōng

severe winter

严刑yán xíng

strict law; cruel punishment; to carry out cruel law rigorously

严刑拷打yán xíng kǎo dǎ

torture; interrogation by torture

Other Characters Pronounced “yan”