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ㄧㄢ ˋ

yàn

to swallow

咽 is a 9 stroke, simplified and traditional Chinese character and is pronounced as yàn in the fourth tone, however it can also be pronounced as yān, or yè.

In traditional Chinese the character 嚥 may be used.

It is made up of the components 口 (opening) and 因 (cause).

  • 咽
    ㄧㄢ ˋ

    yàn

    to swallow

    • 口
      ㄎㄡ ˇ

      kǒu

      opening

    • 因
      ㄧㄣ

      yīn

      cause

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Pronunciation

We found 3 pronunciations for 咽

yān
yàn
yè

Definitions for 咽 pronounced as yān

  • narrow pass
  • throat
  • pharynx

Definitions for 咽 pronounced as yàn

  • variant of 嚥|咽[yan4]
  • to swallow

Definitions for 咽 pronounced as yè

  • to choke (in crying)

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