(yán) - rock, cliff, crag in Mandarin

yán

Traditional: 巖

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Translation

rock, cliff, crag

Word origin

A compound of 山 meaning mountain over 石 meaning stone, together the stone of a mountain. It names rock, a cliff or a crag.

Origin: compound
Root: 山 (mountain) + 石 (stone)

Stroke order

岩

Examples

。

There is a large rock by the sea.

壁bì。

They climbed the rock face.

座zuò岗gǎng。

This mountain is made of granite.

青qīng苔tái。

Moss grows on the rock.

。

The waves beat against the rocks.

岩 (yán) means rock, cliff, crag. It appears in geological terms such as 岩石 rock and 火山岩 volcanic rock.

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This word is part of lesson 24.