yán

Traditional: 研

#5315 of 5,000 Core 5000

Translation

research, grind, study (bound)

Stroke order

Stroke order for 研

Examples

I am doing research.

shǐ

He studies history.

xiàng

This is a new R and D project.

He is researching the subject.

The scholar has studied the classics for years.

研 (yán) is a bound morpheme meaning grind or research, anchoring 研究 (yánjiū, research) and 研发 (yánfā, R and D).

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This word is part of lesson 107.