yān

HSK 7-9
common
noun
technical

Meaning of

咽 means pharynx; throat passage. Pronounced yān. HSK 7-9.

  • pharynx; throat passage

Character Info

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Components

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

Yān
shì
rén
zhòng
yào
de
xiāo
huà
gòng
yòng
tōng
dào
 

The pharynx is an important shared passage for human respiration and digestion.

shēng
jiǎn
chá
le
de
yān
wèi
 

The doctor examined his nasopharynx.

Kǒu
yān
lián
jiē
kǒu
qiāng
hóu
yān
 

The oropharynx connects the oral cavity and the laryngopharynx.

Màn
xìng
yān
yán
huì
dǎo
zhì
yān
fēn
zēng
duō
 

Chronic pharyngitis can cause increased secretions in the pharynx.

Ér
hóu
shēng
zhuān
mén
chǔ
qiāng
 
yān
hóu
de
bìng
 

ENT doctors specialize in treating diseases of the nasal cavity, pharynx and larynx.