硯 - Dong Chinese dictionary

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yàn

inkstone

Phonosemantic compound. 石 represents the meaning and 見 represents the sound.

Components

石 Meaning component

shí, dàn

stone

見 Sound component

jiàn, xiàn

see

Evolution

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

yàn

inkstone; ink-stone

Most common words with 硯

Freq.	Word	Meaning
	砚台	ink stone
	砚	ink-stone
	端砚	high-quality ink stonemade in Duanxi and Guangdong
	程砚秋	Cheng Yanqiu (1904-1958), famous Beijing opera star, second only to 梅蘭芳\|梅兰芳[MéiLánfāng]
	砚石	ink stone

Historical pronunciation

Old Chinese	Middle Chinese	Pinyin	Gloss
*C.[ŋ]ˤe[r]-s (< uvular)	ngenH	yàn	smooth stone; inkstone

Statistics

Not found in HSK word list

4121st most common character in books

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