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硯
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砚
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inkstone

HSK 10
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yàn
ケン、ゲン
すずり
연
Phonosemantic compound. 石 represents the meaning and 見 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (硯)
石 stone+ 見 see =
硯 inkstone
石 Meaning component
shí stone
stone, rock, mineral
見 Phonetic component
see
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Simplified (砚)
石 stone+ 见 observe =
砚 inkstone
石 Meaning component
shí stone
stone, rock, mineral
见 Phonetic component
jiàn observe
see, observe, behold
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Notes
Similar Characters
叚 fake声 voice (jp)庶 various段 stage宕 stone quarry岩 rock (simp)泵 pump炻 a kind of china矶 submerged (simp)矸 a rock or cliff矻 slave矽 obsolete矾 alum (simp)矿 mine (simp)砀 brilliantly (simp)码 number (simp)砂 gravel砌 lay brick砍 chop砑 to grind
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
砚
Regular
Modern
Chinese
砚 / 硯 [yàn]
ink-stone
Japanese
硯 すずり 同音
noun inkstone
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
硯 すずり
Suzuri surname
CHINESE WORDS (31)
砚台 [yàn​tái] #45,517
ink stone
端砚 [Duān​yàn] #50,361
high-quality ink stonemade in Duanxi and Guangdong
程砚秋 [Chéng​Yàn​qiū] #51,878
Cheng Yanqiu (1904-1958), famous Beijing opera star, second only to 梅蘭芳|梅兰芳[Méi​Lán​fāng]
砚石 [yàn​shí] #58,457
ink stone
砚池 [yàn​chí] #60,095
(concave) ink stone or ink slab
砚山 [Yàn​shān] #62,182
Yanshan county in Wenshan Zhuang and Miao autonomous prefecture 文山壯族苗族自治州|文山壮族苗族自治州[Wén​shān​Zhuàng​zú​Miáo​zú​zì​zhì​zhōu], Yunnan
砚山县 [Yàn​shān​xiàn] #65,246
Yanshan county in Wenshan Zhuang and Miao autonomous prefecture 文山壯族苗族自治州|文山壮族苗族自治州[Wén​shān​Zhuàng​zú​Miáo​zú​zì​zhì​zhōu], Yunnan
砚田 [yàn​tián] #67,315
ink stone
瓦砚 [wǎ​yàn] #71,832
ink stone or ink slab made from an antique palace tile
古砚 [gǔ​yàn] #73,507
antique ink slab
21 more items
JAPANESE WORDS (6)
硯箱 [すずりばこ] #74,164
inkstone case
筆硯 [ひっけん] #125,513
writing brush and inkstone
硯石 [すずりいし] #219,933
inkstone
硯洗い [すずりあらい] #248,968
event where schoolchildren wash their inkstones, brushes and desks the night before Tanabata to pray for success in their studies
磨穿鉄硯 [ませんてっけん] #264,570
showing unyielding diligence in one's studies
硯池 [けんち]
inkstone well