唁
to extend condolences
10 strokes
Dict coverage rank #3,420 U+5501
How 唁 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
口 (semantic, “mouth”) + 言 (phonetic, yán)
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 言
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 言 (yán) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 言 sound component | yán | words, speech; to speak, to say |
| 狺 | yín | the snarling of dogs |
Words containing 唁
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 唁电 | yàn diàn | a telegram of condolence |
| 电唁 | diàn yàn | a telegraph condolence; to send a message of condolence by telegram |
| 唁信 | yàn xìn | a letter of condolence |
| 唁劳 | yàn láo | to offer condolences; Taiwan pr. [yan4 lao4] |
| 吊唁 | diào yàn | to offer condolences (for the deceased); to condole |
| 吊唁 | diào yàn | variant of 吊唁[diao4 yan4] |
| 唁函 | yàn hán | a message of condolence |
| 慰唁 | wèi yàn | to console |