Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

abyss

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “yuan” becomes a different word in each tone. 渊 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

  • 渊源yuān yuánorigin; source; relationship
  • 天渊tiān yuāndistance between two poles; poles apart
  • 渊海yuān hǎi(lit.) abyss and ocean; (fig.) vast and profound
  • 渊识yuān shíerudite and sophisticated
  • 渊远yuān yuǎndeep; profound

Example Sentence

这位老教授学问十分渊博。Zhè wèi lǎo jiào shòu xué wèn shí fēn yuān bó.This old professor is very erudite.

这位Zhè wèithis (person)lǎoold (of people)教授jiào shòuprofessor学问xué wènlearning十分shí fēnvery渊博yuān bóerudite