yān

Radical: 灬 ideographic

Components & Etymology

焉 decomposes into the following components:

Words containing 焉

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 焉.

于焉
yú yān
异焉
yì yān
feeling surprised at sth
焉知
yān zhī
焉耆
yān qí
Yanqi county in Xinjiang
焉耆县
yān qí xiàn
Yenji Xuyzu aptonom nahiyisi or Yanqi Hui autonomous county in Bayin'guoleng Mongol autonomous prefecture, Xinjiang 巴音郭愣蒙古自治州[Ba1 yin1 guo1 leng4 Meng3 gu3 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Xinjiang
功莫大焉
gōng mò dà yān
no greater contribution has been made than this (idiom)
心不在焉
xīn bù zài yān
absent-minded
有子存焉
yǒu zǐ cún yān
I still have sons, don't I?
焉耆盆地
yān qí pén dì
Yanqi basin in northeast of Tarim basin
语焉不详
yǔ yān bù xiáng
to mention sth without elaborating (idiom)
割鸡焉用牛刀
gē jī yān yòng niú dāo
杀鸡焉用牛刀
shā jī yān yòng niú dāo

Related characters (radical 灬)

Characters that share the radical .

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