yàn

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Definitions

  1. 1. ink-stone

Words Containing 砚

古砚
gǔ yàn

antique ink slab

同砚
tóng yàn

classmate

墨砚
mò yàn

ink slab

广砚
guǎng yàn

Guangnan and Yanshan (in Yunnan)

柘砚
zhè yàn

ink slabs from a place in Shandong

涤砚
dí yàn

to wash an ink-slab

焚砚
fén yàn

to destroy one's ink-slab (i.e. to write no more because others write so much better)

瓦砚
wǎ yàn

ink stone or ink slab made from an antique palace tile

砚兄
yàn xiōng

senior fellow student

砚友
yàn yǒu

classmate

砚室
yàn shì

case for an ink slab

砚山
yàn shān

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

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

砚席
yàn xí

ink slab and sitting mat

砚弟
yàn dì

younger fellow student

砚池
yàn chí

(concave) ink stone or ink slab

砚滴
yàn dī

small cup for adding water to an ink stone

砚瓦
yàn wǎ

ink slab

砚田
yàn tián

ink stone

砚田之食
yàn tián zhī shí

to make a living by writing (idiom)

砚盒
yàn hé

case for an ink stone or ink slab

砚石
yàn shí

ink stone

砚耕
yàn gēng

to live by writing

砚台
yàn tái

ink slab

磨穿铁砚
mó chuān tiě yàn

to grind one's way through an ink stone

程砚秋
chéng yàn qiū

Cheng Yanqiu (1904-1958), famous Beijing opera star, second only to 梅蘭芳|梅兰芳[méi lán fāng]

端砚
duān yàn

high-quality ink stonemade in Duanxi and Guangdong

笔砚
bǐ yàn

writing brush and ink stone

辟雍砚
pì yōng yàn

ink slab or ink stone of celadon or white porcelain with unglazed surface

陶砚
táo yàn

ink stone made of pottery