奄 · yǎn · character · Chinesekit
Skip to content
字Chinesekit
DictionaryHSKRadicals
字Chinesekit
Dictionary →HSK →Radicals →
AboutSourcesPrivacyTerms
  1. Home
  2. Dictionary
  3. 奄
奄

Character

奄 yǎn · yān

Character2 readings

suddenly

Radical
大
Strokes
8
Structure
Top–bottom
Parts
大 电
Traditional
奄
Frequency
#3497 most common character
Practice writing

Readings and meanings

yǎnMain readingyānRare reading

yǎn

yan3Main reading
  1. suddenly CC-CEDICT
  2. abruptly CC-CEDICT
  3. hastily CC-CEDICT
  4. to cover CC-CEDICT
  5. to surround CC-CEDICT
  6. surname Yan CC-CEDICT

Words that use “奄” as yǎn

奄列yǎn lièomeletWord奄奄一息yǎn yǎn yī xīdyingWord气息奄奄qì xī yǎn yǎnto have only a breath of lifeWord

yān

yan1Reading 2Rare reading

This reading is uncommon in everyday Chinese; the main reading is yǎn.

  1. to castrate CC-CEDICT
  2. to delay CC-CEDICT

Stroke order

All 8 strokes

Speed

Practice writing 奄

Draw “奄” here — the faint guide shows its shape.

Example sentences

  • 那個中了槍的人還沒有死，但卻已經奄奄一息了。

    nà ge zhōng le qiāng de rén hái méi yǒu sǐ dàn què yǐ jīng yǎn yǎn yì xī le

    The shooting victim is alive, but just barely.

    Tatoeba · sentence #567345 by nickyeow; translation #560318 by darinmex · CC BY 2.0 FR

See all 3 words with 奄 →

Same radical 大

All characters with 大 →
大dà天tiān太tài头tóu买mǎi夫fū奥ào奧ào类lèi奖jiǎng失shī奇qí
字Chinesekit
Dictionary data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA) · Stroke data: Make Me a Hanzi
AboutContactSourcesPrivacyTerms