Meaning
grind fine; study; research
Chinese: 研究、研磨。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “yan” becomes a different word in each tone. 研 is the 2nd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
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Common Words
- 研究yán jiūresearch; a study; to research; to look into
- 研究生yán jiū shēnggraduate student; postgraduate student; research student
- 研制yán zhìto research and manufacture; to research and to develop
- 研发yán fāresearch and development; to develop
- 研究所yán jiū suǒresearch institute; graduate studies; graduate school
Example Sentence
他大学毕业后继续读研究生。Tā dà xué bì yè hòu jì xù dú yán jiū shēng.After graduating from college, he went on to study as a graduate student.
他Tāhe大学dà xuéuniversity毕业bì yègraduation后hòuempress继jìto continue续xùto continue读研dú yánto attend graduate school究jiūafter all生shēngto arise。
Go deeper
Where this character comes from
The stone radical 石 plus 开 (sound): to grind on stone — ‘to grind, mill, pulverize; to study deeply, research, investigate’ (研究, 研磨, 科研).
A way to remember it
Grinding on stone (石) — to study deeply (研究).