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yàn(yan4) , (ye4) , yān(yan1) , yuān(yuan1) // pronunciations of 咽 in Mandarin Pinyin

Basic information about 咽

Unihan definition: throat; pharynx

Number of strokes: 9
Examples of other characters consisting of 9 strokes: , , , , , , , , ,

Radical:  30.6

HSK level: 6
Other HSK 6 characters: , , , , , , , , , more hsk 6 charaters »

Frequency rank: 2031

General standard index number: 1504

Examples of words containing this character: 前咽, 吞咽, 咽喉, 咽峡, 咽炎, 咽头, 哽咽, 喉咽, 呜咽, 咽下, 咽住, 咽气, 抽咽, 梗咽, 鼻咽, 咽峡炎, 咽鼓管, 鼻咽癌, 吞咽困难, 咽下困难, 扼襟控咽, 狼吞虎咽, 细嚼慢咽, 耳鼻咽喉

English translation (based on CEDICT):

咽[yān]:
- narrow pass
- throat
- pharynx
咽[yàn]:
- variant of |[yan4]
咽[]:
- to choke (in crying)
嚥|咽[yàn]:
- to swallow

Details

Unicode code point: U+54BD

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