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咽 - yàn

throat; pharynx

throat; pharynx

How to read 咽

Click 咽 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyinyàn
Englishthroat; pharynx
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

咽喉 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 咽峡. Please read 咽炎 one more time.

Common words with this character

throat
isthmus of the fauces
pharyngitis
pharynx

Mistake warning

Do not memorize 咽 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 咽喉 and 咽峡 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 咽.