yǎn甗
甗
technical
archaic
noun
Meaning of 甗
甗 means ancient Chinese steamer; bronze cauldron with grate. Pronounced yǎn.
- ancient Chinese steamer; bronze cauldron with grate
Character Info
Radical瓦
Strokes20
Components
㰬
瓦
Stroke Order
甗
Definitions & Examples
Bó博
wù物
guǎn馆
lǐ里
chén陈
liè列
zhe着
yī一
jiàn件
Shāng商
dài代
de的
qīng青
tóng铜
yǎn甗
。
The museum displays a bronze yan vessel from the Shang Dynasty.
Yǎn甗
shì是
Zhōng中
guó国
gǔ古
dài代
de的
yī一
zhǒng种
zhēng蒸
guō锅
,
zhōng中
bù部
yǒu有
bì箅
zi子
tōng通
qì气
。
The yan is an ancient Chinese steamer with a grate in the middle for ventilation.
Kǎo考
gǔ古
xué学
jiā家
zài在
zhè这
ge个
mù墓
zàng葬
zhōng中
fā发
xiàn现
le了
táo陶
yǎn甗
de的
suì碎
piàn片
。
Archaeologists discovered fragments of pottery yan vessels in this tomb.
Yǎn甗
de的
shàng上
bù部
fàng放
shí食
wù物
,
xià下
bù部
zhǔ煮
shuǐ水
,
lì利
yòng用
zhēng蒸
qì汽
zhēng蒸
shú熟
shí食
wù物
。
The upper part of the yan holds food while the lower part boils water, using steam to cook the food.