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延 - yán

delay, postpone, defer

delay, postpone, defer

How to read 延

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

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyinyán
Englishdelay, postpone, defer
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

延伸 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 延吉. Please read 延寿 one more time.

Common words with this character

to extend; to stretch; to expand; to spread
see 延吉市[Yan2 ji2 Shi4]
see 延壽縣|延寿县[Yan2 shou4 Xian4]
see 延安市[Yan2 an1 Shi4]

Mistake warning

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

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 延.