砚

yàn

Definitions

1. ink-stone

Words Containing 砚

• 笔砚 bǐ yàn: writing brush and ink stone
• 砚石 yàn shí: ink stone
• 砚田之食 yàn tián zhī shí: to make a living by writing (idiom)
• 砚滴 yàn dī: small cup for adding water to an ink stone
• 砚友 yàn yǒu: classmate
• 古砚 gǔ yàn: antique ink slab
• 砚瓦 yàn wǎ: ink slab
• 涤砚 dí yàn: to wash an ink-slab
• 砚田 yàn tián: ink stone
• 砚席 yàn xí: ink slab and sitting mat
• 砚室 yàn shì: case for 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)
• 墨砚 mò yàn: ink slab
• 辟雍砚 pì yōng yàn: ink slab or ink stone of celadon or white porcelain with unglazed surface
• 砚池 yàn chí: (concave) ink stone or ink slab
• 广砚 guǎng yàn: Guangnan and Yanshan (in Yunnan)
• 瓦砚 wǎ yàn: ink stone or ink slab made from an antique palace tile
• 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]
• 砚台 yàn tái: ink slab
• 同砚 tóng yàn: classmate
• 砚弟 yàn dì: younger fellow student
• 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
• 端砚 duān yàn: high-quality ink stonemade in Duanxi and Guangdong
• 磨穿铁砚 mó chuān tiě yàn: to grind one's way through an ink stone
• 砚盒 yàn hé: case for an ink stone or ink slab
• 柘砚 zhè yàn: ink slabs from a place in Shandong
• 砚耕 yàn gēng: to live by writing
• 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
• 陶砚 táo yàn: ink stone made of pottery
• 砚兄 yàn xiōng: senior fellow student