ㄧㄢ ˊ

yán

cliff

岩 is an 8 stroke, simplified and traditional Chinese character and is pronounced as yán in the second tone.

In traditional Chinese the characters 嵒, 巗 or 巖 may be used instead.

It is made up of the components 山 (mountain) and 石 (stone).

  • 岩
    ㄧㄢ ˊ

    yán

    cliff

    • 山
      ㄕㄢ

      shān

      mountain

    • 石
      ㄕ ˊ

      shí

      stone

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A cliff exposes the mountain's stone.
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Pronunciation

We found 1 pronunciation for 岩

Definitions for 岩 pronounced as yán

  • variant of 巖|岩[yan2]
  • variant of 巖|岩[yan2]
  • variant of 岩[yan2]
  • cliff
  • rock

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Book 4 part 1

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