ㄧㄢ ˊ

yán

eaves of house

檐 is a 17 stroke, simplified and traditional Chinese character and is pronounced as yán in the second tone.

In traditional Chinese the character 簷 may be used.

It is made up of the components 木 (wood) and 詹 (excellent).

  • 檐
    ㄧㄢ ˊ

    yán

    eaves of house

    • 木
      ㄇㄨ ˋ

      mù

      wood

    • 詹
      ㄓㄢ

      zhān

      excellent

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Pronunciation

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Definitions for 檐 pronounced as yán

  • eaves
  • ledge or brim
  • variant of 檐[yan2]

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Book 5 part 2

by Junon ※ 199 characters

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