砚

yàn

yànspelled as ian · 4th tone — spelling rules

ink-stone

Radical: 石 Strokes: 9

Structure: Left narrow, right wideFrequency: Less common

Same radical

石破磨硬研碎码砂磁矿碑确

Same radical

石破磨硬研碎码砂磁矿碑确碧硕碍

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Character Decomposition

砚=石+见

Etymology

stone

Meanings

ink-stone

yàn

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Words with 砚 97 total

writing brush and ink stone笔砚bǐ yàn to destroy one's ink-slab (i.e. to write no more because others write so much better)焚砚fén yàn classmate · fellow student同砚tóng yàn

Idioms with 砚 3 total Chain

to grind one's way through an ink stone · to persevere in a difficult task (idiom) · to study diligently (idiom)磨穿铁砚mó chuān tiě yàn lit. to wear through an iron inkstone (idiom) · fig. to be determined and persistent in one's efforts铁砚磨穿tiě yàn mó chuān