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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for:

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
yán - surname Yan
yán - to prolong
- to extend
- to delay

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- 7 7,698 6,912 8,657

Character Breakdown:

Decomposition:

丿

Radical:

Type:

Ideographic

Hint:

A foot on the road 㢟 stopped in its tracks 丿

Other Words Containing

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
拖延 6 7 5,491 9,970 7,719
延长 5 4 7,681 4,174 8,060
- 7 7,698 6,912 8,657
延续 6 4 7,766 4,272 5,315
蔓延 6 8 8,236 6,971 8,403
延期 6 4 8,330 12,703 18,000
延伸 6 5 9,629 5,097 9,406
延迟 - - 9,707 10,988 13,901
延误 - 8 12,919 11,561 12,704
延缓 - 8 16,812 13,125 9,346
苟延残喘 - - 22,349 51,090 35,006
延边 - - 25,057 25,190 29,195
绵延 - - 32,369 24,013 23,622
顺延 - - 42,014 31,132 45,373
延年益寿 - - 43,546 45,736 30,345
推延 - - 47,726 72,918 89,447
延展性 - - 59,026 76,709 56,268
夏延 - - 63,735 - -
延髓 - - 77,326 56,394 -
延绵 - - 82,384 59,828 46,734
延揽 - - 82,926 89,488 -
延安 - - 83,183 10,807 18,464
延展 - - 83,263 37,840 36,453
延平 - - 83,325 83,608 81,507
外延 - - 92,121 23,483 49,356