揅
yán
grind fine; study; research
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Related words
- 只要功夫深，铁杵磨成针zhǐ yào gōng fu shēn , tiě chǔ mó chéng zhēnIf you work at it hard enough, you can grind an iron bar into a needle.
- 研yánto grind
- 磨杵成针mó chǔ chéng zhēnto grind an iron bar down to a fine needle (idiom); fig. to persevere in a difficult task
- 磨穿铁砚mó chuān tiě yànto grind one's way through an ink stone
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揅 (yán) means "grind fine; study; research" in Chinese.
揅 is pronounced "yán" in Mandarin Chinese. The tone number is 2.
揅 is not part of the HSK vocabulary lists. It may be a specialized or advanced word.
揅 appears in various compound words in Chinese.
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