延

yán

to extend; to prolong; to postpone

Radical: 廴 HSK 7 g, b ideographic

Components & Etymology

延 decomposes into the following components:

丿 㢟

Words containing 延

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 延.

伸延
shēn yán
周延
zhōu yán
exhaustive
呼延
hū yán
夏延
xià yán
外延
wài yán
extension (semantics)
延会
yán huì
to postpone a meeting
延伸
yán shēn
to extend
延发
yán fā
delayed action
延吉
yán jí
Yanji county level city, capital of Yanbian Korean autonomous prefecture 延邊朝鮮族自治州|延边朝鲜族自治州, Jilin
延后
yán hòu
to postpone
延安
yán ān
Yán'ān prefecture level city in Shǎnxī 陝西|陕西, communist headquarters during the war
延宕
yán dàng
to postpone

Related characters (radical 廴)

Characters that share the radical 廴.

㢟 廴 廷 建

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