砚

inkstone; ink-stone

Strokes
9
Pinyin
yàn

Parts

Words with 砚

  1. 古砚gǔ yàn · guyanantique ink slab
  2. 同砚tóng yàn · tongyanclassmate; fellow student
  3. 墨砚mò yàn · moyanink slab; ink stone
  4. 广砚guǎng yàn · guangyanGuangnan and Yanshan (in Yunnan)
  5. 柘砚zhè yàn · zheyanink slabs from a place in Shandong
  6. 涤砚dí yàn · diyanto wash an ink-slab; to prepare for study (idiom)
  7. 焚砚fén yàn · fenyanto destroy one's ink-slab (i.e. to write no more because others write so much better)
  8. 瓦砚wǎ yàn · wayanink stone or ink slab made from an antique palace tile
  9. 砚兄yàn xiōng · yanxiongsenior fellow student
  10. 砚友yàn yǒu · yanyouclassmate; fellow student
  11. 砚室yàn shì · yanshicase for an ink slab
  12. 砚席yàn xí · yanxiink slab and sitting mat; place where one studies and teaches
  13. 砚弟yàn dì · yandiyounger fellow student
  14. 砚池yàn chí · yanchi(concave) ink stone or ink slab
  15. 砚滴yàn dī · yandismall cup for adding water to an ink stone
  16. 砚瓦yàn wǎ · yanwaink slab
  17. 砚田yàn tián · yantianink stone; writing as a livelihood
  18. 砚盒yàn hé · yanhecase for an ink stone or ink slab
  19. 砚石yàn shí · yanshiink stone; ink slab
  20. 砚耕yàn gēng · yangengto live by writing
  21. 砚台yàn tái · yantaiink stone; ink slab
  22. 端砚duān yàn · duanyanhigh-quality ink stonemade in Duanxi and Guangdong
  23. 笔砚bǐ yàn · biyanwriting brush and ink stone
  24. 陶砚táo yàn · taoyanink stone made of pottery
  25. 砚山县yàn shān xiàn · yanshanxianYanshan, a county in Wenshan Zhuang and Miao Autonomous Prefecture 文山壯族苗族自治州|文山壮族苗族自治州[Wen2 shan1 Zhuang4 zu2 Miao2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Yunnan
  26. 程砚秋chéng yàn qiū · chengyanqiuCheng Yanqiu (1904-1958), famous Beijing opera star, second only to 梅蘭芳|梅兰芳[Mei2 Lan2 fang1]
  27. 辟雍砚pì yōng yàn · piyongyanink slab or ink stone of celadon or white porcelain with unglazed surface
  28. 文房四宝wén fáng sì bǎo · wenfangsibaoFour Treasures of the Study, namely 筆|笔[bi3], 墨[mo4], 紙|纸[zhi3] and 硯|砚[yan4]; the essentials of calligraphy and scholarship (idiom)
  29. 砚水壶儿yàn shuǐ hú r · yanshuihurwater container for an ink slab
  30. 磨穿铁砚mó chuān tiě yàn · mochuantieyanto grind one's way through an ink stone; to persevere in a difficult task (idiom); to study diligently (idiom)

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