焉
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where; how
11 strokes
Dict coverage rank #2,576 U+7109
How 焉 is formed
Ideographic compound (会意字)
A bird 鳥 with a strange head
Characters built with 焉 as their sound component
These characters all use 焉 (yān) as their phonetic component — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 焉 sound component | yān | why? where? how?; strange; thereupon, then |
| 蔫 | niān | withered, faded, decayed; calm |
| 嫣 | yān | captivating, charming, fascinating |
| 鄢 | yān | a district in Henan province |
| 傿 | yàn | the name of an immortal; surname |
Words containing 焉
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 不入虎穴，焉得虎子 | bù rù hǔ xué , yān dé hǔ zǐ | How do you catch the tiger cub without entering the tiger's lair? (idiom); Nothing venture… |
| 过而能改，善莫大焉 | guò ér néng gǎi , shàn mò dà yān | If one can change after making a mistake, there is nothing better (idiom) |
| 杀鸡焉用牛刀 | shā jī yān yòng niú dāo | (lit.) why use an ox-cleaver to kill a chicken?; (fig.) there's no need to use great abili… |
| 心不在焉 | xīn bù zài yān | absent-minded; preoccupied; inattentive; with one's thoughts wandering |
| 塞翁失马焉知非福 | sài wēng shī mǎ yān zhī fēi fú | the old man lost his mare, but it all turned out for the best (idiom); fig. a blessing in … |
| 有子存焉 | yǒu zǐ cún yān | I still have sons, don't I?; fig. future generations will continue the work |
| 割鸡焉用牛刀 | gē jī yān yòng niú dāo | see 殺雞焉用牛刀|杀鸡焉用牛刀[sha1 ji1 yan1 yong4 niu2 dao1] |
| 功莫大焉 | gōng mò dà yān | no greater contribution has been made than this (idiom) |
| 焉耆回族自治县 | Yān qí Huí zú Zì zhì xiàn | Yanqi Hui Autonomous County, in Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture 巴音郭楞蒙古自治州[Ba1 yin1… |
| 语焉不详 | yǔ yān bù xiáng | to mention sth without elaborating (idiom); not giving details |
| 燕雀焉知鸿鹄之志 | yàn què yān zhī hóng gǔ zhī zhì | lit. can the sparrow and swallow know the will of the great swan? (idiom); fig. how can we… |
| 焉知 | yān zhī | (literary) how is one to know? |
| 于焉 | yú yān | (classical) see 於是|于是[yu2 shi4] |
| 异焉 | yì yān | feeling surprised at sth |
| 焉耆盆地 | Yān qí pén dì | Yanqi basin in northeast of Tarim basin |
| 焉耆县 | Yān qí Xiàn | see 焉耆回族自治縣|焉耆回族自治县[Yan1 qi2 Hui2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 xian4] |
| 焉耆 | Yān qí | see 焉耆回族自治縣|焉耆回族自治县[Yan1 qi2 Hui2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 xian4] |