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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 , or may be used instead.

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

  • ㄧㄢ ˊ

    yán

    cliff

    • ㄕㄢ

      shān

      mountain

    • ˊ

      shí

      stone

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A cliff exposes the mountain's stone.
by Chris

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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

Vocabulary

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