Chinese Word: 砚 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

砚 (Trad.: 硯)

Pinyin: yàn

English Definition: ink-stone

Chinese Definition:
①写毛笔字磨墨用的文具，多数用石做成：砚台。笔砚。
②旧指同学关系(因同学共笔砚)：同砚。砚友。

Total strokes: 9; Radical: 石

Pictophonetic: 见 indicates the sound; 石 (stone) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 石 [ shí ] stone, rock, mineral
- 见 [ jiàn ] to see, to observe, to meet, to appear

Similar Characters: 观现视硕

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Example Words

砚池	yàn chí	(concave) ink stone or ink slab
端砚	duān yàn	high-quality ink stonemade in Duanxi and Guangdong
古砚	gǔ yàn	antique ink slab; Classifiers: 台
砚山县	yàn shān xiàn	Yanshan county in Wenshan Zhuang and Miao autonomous prefecture 文山壮族苗族自治州 , Yunnan
砚瓦	yàn wǎ	ink slab

More: 砚* | *砚 | *砚*

Example Sentences

1		wǒ 我 yǒu 有 yí gè 一个 tóng yàn 同砚， tā 她 shì 是 wǒ 我 de 的 zuì 最 hǎo 好 de 的 yǒu rén 友人。 I have a classmate , She is my best friend .
2		yīn wèi 因为 chū mén zài wài 出门在外 bù 不 néng 能 àn shí 按时 yàn yào 砚药。 Because is away from home cannot on time the inkstone medicine.
3		qǐng 请 xǔ kě 许可 wǒ 我 bǎ 把 nǐ 你 jiè shào 介绍 gěi 给 wǒ 我 de 的 tóng yàn 同砚。 Please allow me to introduce you to my classmates.
4		zhōng guó 中国 shū fǎ 书法 de 的 gōng jù 工具 hé 和 cái liào 材料 jī běn shàng 基本上 shì 是 yóu 由 bǐ 笔、 mò 墨、 zhǐ 纸、 yàn 砚 lái 来 gòu chéng 构成 de 的， rén men 人们 tōng cháng 通常 bǎ 把 tā men 它们 chēng wéi 称为 “ wén fáng sì bǎo 文房四宝 ” 。 The tools and materials of Chinese calligraphy are comprised of brush, tusche , rice paper and inkstone, which are generally called 'four treasures of the Chinese study'.
5		zhāng bǎo yàn 张宝砚 shuō 说： “ zài 在 guò qù 过去， jǐng chá 警察 zhǐ yǒu 只有 zài 在 yōng yǒu 拥有 le 了 què záo 确凿 de 的 ér tóng 儿童 bèi 被 guǎi 拐 zhèng jù 证据 zhī hòu 之后 cái 才 huì 会 lì àn 立案， yào 要 me 么 zhè xiē 这些 bèi 被 guǎi 拐 ér tóng 儿童 jiù 就 zhǐ néng 只能 bèi 被 rèn dìng 认定 wèi 为 xiāo shī 消失 rén kǒu 人口。 "In the past, the police had to have firm evidence of abduction before they could file a case, otherwise they were labelled as missing persons," she said.

More Sentences

1		wǒ 我 yǒu 有 yí gè 一个 tóng yàn 同砚， tā 她 shì 是 wǒ 我 de 的 zuì 最 hǎo 好 de 的 yǒu rén 友人。 I have a classmate , She is my best friend .
2		yīn wèi 因为 chū mén zài wài 出门在外 bù 不 néng 能 àn shí 按时 yàn yào 砚药。 Because is away from home cannot on time the inkstone medicine.
3		qǐng 请 xǔ kě 许可 wǒ 我 bǎ 把 nǐ 你 jiè shào 介绍 gěi 给 wǒ 我 de 的 tóng yàn 同砚。 Please allow me to introduce you to my classmates.
4		zhōng guó 中国 shū fǎ 书法 de 的 gōng jù 工具 hé 和 cái liào 材料 jī běn shàng 基本上 shì 是 yóu 由 bǐ 笔、 mò 墨、 zhǐ 纸、 yàn 砚 lái 来 gòu chéng 构成 de 的， rén men 人们 tōng cháng 通常 bǎ 把 tā men 它们 chēng wéi 称为 “ wén fáng sì bǎo 文房四宝 ” 。 The tools and materials of Chinese calligraphy are comprised of brush, tusche , rice paper and inkstone, which are generally called 'four treasures of the Chinese study'.
5		zhāng bǎo yàn 张宝砚 shuō 说： “ zài 在 guò qù 过去， jǐng chá 警察 zhǐ yǒu 只有 zài 在 yōng yǒu 拥有 le 了 què záo 确凿 de 的 ér tóng 儿童 bèi 被 guǎi 拐 zhèng jù 证据 zhī hòu 之后 cái 才 huì 会 lì àn 立案， yào 要 me 么 zhè xiē 这些 bèi 被 guǎi 拐 ér tóng 儿童 jiù 就 zhǐ néng 只能 bèi 被 rèn dìng 认定 wèi 为 xiāo shī 消失 rén kǒu 人口。 "In the past, the police had to have firm evidence of abduction before they could file a case, otherwise they were labelled as missing persons," she said.

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