延

to defer, to delay, to postpone; to extend, to prolong; surname; surname Yan; to prolong; to extend; to delay

Strokes
6
Pinyin
yán

Parts

Built from 延

Words with 延

  1. 周延zhōu yán · zhouyanexhaustive; distributed (logic: applies to every instance)
  2. 呼延hū yán · huyantwo-character surname Huyan
  3. 夏延xià yán · xiayanCheyenne, capital of Wyoming
  4. 外延wài yán · waiyanextension (semantics)
  5. 延伸yán shēn · yanshento extend; to stretch; to expand; to spread
  6. 延寿yán shòu · yanshouto prolong life; to extend lifespan
  7. 延宕yán dàng · yandangto postpone; to keep putting sth off
  8. 延展yán zhǎn · yanzhanto extend; to stretch out
  9. 延年yán nián · yannianto prolong life
  10. 延后yán hòu · yanhouto postpone; to defer; to delay
  11. 延性yán xìng · yanxingductility
  12. 延接yán jiē · yanjieto receive sb
  13. 延搁yán gē · yangeto delay; to procrastinate
  14. 延揽yán lǎn · yanlanto recruit talent; to round up; to enlist the services of sb
  15. 延会yán huì · yanhuito postpone a meeting
  16. 延期yán qī · yanqito delay; to extend; to postpone
  17. 延烧yán shāo · yanshao(of fire) to continue burning; to spread; (fig.) (of a disease, controversy, issue or trend) to spread; to intensify; to gain traction
  18. 延毕yán bì · yanbito postpone one's graduation (e.g. by undertaking additional studies) (abbr. for 延後畢業|延后毕业[yan2 hou4 bi4 ye4])
  19. 延发yán fā · yanfadelayed action
  20. 延绵yán mián · yanmianto extend continuously
  21. 延缓yán huǎn · yanhuanto defer; to postpone; to put off
  22. 延续yán xù · yanxuto continue; to go on; to last
  23. 延聘yán pìn · yanpin(formal) to recruit; to appoint; to invite to take up a position; to extend sb's employment; to retain beyond retirement age
  24. 延脑yán nǎo · yannao(anatomy) medulla oblongata
  25. 延见yán jiàn · yanjianto introduce; to receive sb
  26. 延误yán wù · yanwuto postpone (with unfortunate consequences); to take too long (to do sth); to miss (a deadline or window of opportunity)
  27. 延请yán qǐng · yanqingto employ; to send for sb promising employment
  28. 延迟yán chí · yanchito delay; to postpone; to keep putting sth off
  29. 延长yán cháng · yanchangto prolong; to extend; to delay
  30. 延髓yán suǐ · yansui(anatomy) medulla oblongata

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Data from JMdict, KANJIDIC2 (EDRDG), KanjiVG, CC-CEDICT and Make Me a Hanzi. Sources and licences