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CHINESE CHARACTER

芫 (yán): Meaning, Words & Stroke Order

yán
a poisonous plant; Daphne genkwa
HSK —7 strokes

LEARNING CONNECTIONS

Primary radical

艹 is the Unicode primary radical used to organise 芫.

Phonetic component

元 is recorded as the sound-side component in this pictophonetic analysis.

STROKES · 7

Write 芫 in 7 steps.

Each square adds one stroke in the standard writing order.

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FAQ

What does 芫 (yán) mean in Chinese?

a poisonous plant; Daphne genkwa

How do you write 芫 in stroke order?

芫 has 7 strokes. Follow the animated stroke-order sequence above, then practise it on the writing page.

What is the radical of 芫?

艹 is the radical in 芫. It is the grass radical and can provide a meaning-side clue.

What are common words with 芫?

This character does not yet have linked HSK word entries in the study archive.