Meaning
narrow pass; throat; to swallow; to choke (in crying)
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “yan” becomes a different word in each tone. 咽 is the 1st tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 吞咽tūn yànto swallow; to gulp
- 咽喉yān hóuthroat
- 呜咽wū yèto sob; to whimper
- 下咽xià yān(anatomy) hypopharynx
- 咽下yàn xiàto swallow
Example Sentence
感冒了，他觉得咽喉有点儿疼。Gǎn mào le, tā jué de yān hóu yǒu diǎnr téng.He caught a cold and feels his throat is a bit sore.
感冒gǎn màoto catch cold了le(completed action)，他he觉得jué deto feel咽喉yān hóuthroat有点儿yǒu diǎn rslightly疼téng(it) hurts。