Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

to examine; to test; to check

Chinese: 检验、验证或经验。

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “yan” becomes a different word in each tone. 验 is the 4th 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

  • 经验jīng yànexperience; to go through; to experience
  • 实验shí yànexperiment; test; experimental; to experiment
  • 试验shì yànexperiment; test; to experiment; experimental
  • 体验tǐ yànto experience for oneself
  • 实验室shí yàn shìlaboratory

Example Sentence

做完实验要写一份报告。Zuò wán shí yàn yào xiě yí fèn bào gào.After doing the experiment, you should write a report.

做完Zuò wánto finish实验shí yànexperimentyàoto wantxiěto writeonefèn(a measure word for gifts报告bào gàoto inform