砚

yàn

Radical: 石 pictophonetic

Components & Etymology

砚 decomposes into the following components:

石 见

Semantic component: 石; phonetic component: 见.

Words containing 砚

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 砚.

古砚
gǔ yàn
antique ink slab
同砚
tóng yàn
classmate
墨砚
mò yàn
ink slab
广砚
guǎng yàn
Guangnan and Yanshan (in Yunnan)
柘砚
zhè yàn
ink slabs from a place in Shandong
涤砚
dí yàn
to wash an ink-slab
焚砚
fén yàn
to destroy one's ink-slab
瓦砚
wǎ yàn
ink stone or ink slab made from an antique palace tile
砚兄
yàn xiōng
senior fellow student
砚友
yàn yǒu
classmate
砚台
yàn tái
ink stone
砚室
yàn shì
case for an ink slab

Related characters (radical 石)

Characters that share the radical 石.

石 矶 矸 矻 矽 矾 矿 砀 码 砂 砉 砌 砍 砑 砒 研 砖 砗 砘 砜 砝 砟 砣 砥

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