咽

yàn

HSK 7-94 readings

“Throat” in Chinese is 咽 (yàn).

Other characters with the syllable yan: see all 24 →

Meaning

throat; pharynx
narrow pass
to choke (in crying)

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to swallow
variant of 嚥|咽[yan4]

Readings

yānthroat; pharynx / narrow pass
yànvariant of 嚥|咽 / to swallow
yèto choke (in crying)

Stroke Order

9 strokes

Words containing 咽

呜咽wūyèto sobHSK 7-9 咽喉yānhóuthroatHSK 7-9

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