岩

yán
#1,421 most
frequent character
cliff, rock

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

岩 combines 山 mountain with 石 stone. Together they first meant 'a high mountain'. From there the meaning grew to 'cliff' and then 'rock'.

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Same Characters, Different Readings

岩yán
variant of 巖|岩[yan2]
岩yán
variant of 岩[yan2]
岩yán
variant of 巖|岩[yan2]

Homophones

HSK 4
盐yán
salt
严yán
strict, tight, severe, stern
沿yán
along, follow
炎yán
flame, inflammation, -itis

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