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What does 堰 mean in Chinese?

堰 (yàn) means "weir" in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 堰?

堰 is pronounced "yàn" in Mandarin Chinese. The tone number is 4.

What HSK level is 堰?

堰 is not part of the HSK vocabulary lists. It may be a specialized or advanced word.

What words contain the character 堰?

Common words with 堰 include 十堰 (Shiyan prefecture level city in Hubei), 围堰 (a cofferdam), 塘堰 (irrigation pond or dam), 姜堰 (Jiangyan county level city in Taizhou 泰州[Tai4 zhou1], Jiangsu), 十堰市 (Shiyan prefecture level city in Hubei).

How do you write 堰?

You can practice writing 堰 using our stroke order tool.

堰 (yàn) — weir | Chinese Dictionary

堰

yàn

weir

Character Breakdown

Radical: 土 (no. 32)

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Definitions

weir

Example Sentences

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Words Containing 堰

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
十堰	Shí yàn	Shiyan prefecture level city in Hubei
围堰	wéi yàn	a cofferdam
塘堰	táng yàn	irrigation pond or dam
姜堰	Jiāng yàn	Jiangyan county level city in Taizhou 泰州[Tai4 zhou1], Jiangsu
十堰市	Shí yàn shì	Shiyan prefecture level city in Hubei
堰塞湖	yàn sè hú	dammed lake
堰蜓座	Yàn tíng zuò	Chamaeleon (constellation)
戚墅堰	Qī shù yàn	Qishu district of Changzhou city 常州市[Chang2 zhou1 shi4], Jiangsu
姜堰市	Jiāng yàn shì	Jiangyan county level city in Taizhou 泰州[Tai4 zhou1], Jiangsu
都江堰	Dū jiāng yàn	Dujiangyan in Sichuan, a famous water engineering project and World Heritage Site

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兵来将敌，水来土堰(bīng lái jiàng dí , shuǐ lái tǔ yàn)— counter soldiers with arms, water with an earth weir (idiom); different situations call for different action

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节流(jié liú)— to control flow

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HSK & Exam Info

This word is not part of the HSK vocabulary lists.

Frequently Asked Questions

堰

yàn