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CHINESE CHARACTER

魇 (yǎn): Meaning, Words & Stroke Order

yǎn
nightmare, bad dream
HSK —15 strokes

LEARNING CONNECTIONS

Primary radical

鬼 is the Unicode primary radical used to organise 魇.

Phonetic component

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

STROKES · 15

Write 魇 in 15 steps.

Each square adds one stroke in the standard writing order.

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FAQ

What does 魇 (yǎn) mean in Chinese?

nightmare, bad dream

How do you write 魇 in stroke order?

魇 has 15 strokes. Follow the animated stroke-order sequence above, then practise it on the writing page.

What is the radical of 魇?

鬼 is the radical in 魇. It can provide a meaning-side clue.

What are common words with 魇?

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