yàn

dialect
noun

Meaning of

墕 means mountain land between two peaks; col; mountain pass; same as "堰" (yàn); weir; dam; low barrier built across a stream. Pronounced yàn.

  • mountain land between two peaks; col; mountain pass
  • same as "堰" (yàn); weir; dam; low barrier built across a stream

Character Info

Radical
Strokes7
Components

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

Zhè
xiǎo
shān
cūn
zuò
luò
zài
liǎng
shān
zhī
jiān
de
yàn
shàng
 

This small mountain village sits on the col between two mountains.

Qián
fāng
de
yàn
kǒu
shì
tōng
wǎng
pén
de
jīng
zhī
 

The mountain pass ahead is the only route leading to the basin.

Measure Words

/ zuò
Primary
/ dào