Usage of the character 岩
yán
岩
[巗]
- variant of 巖／岩 (yán)
yán
岩
[嵒]
- variant of 巖／岩 (yán)
yán
岩
[巖]
- variant of 岩 (yán)
yán
岩
[岩]
- cliff
- rock
yánhè
岩壑
[岩壑]
- rocky mountain valley
shāyán
砂岩
[砂岩]
- sandstone
záoyán
凿岩
[鑿岩]
- (rock) drilling
yánchuáng
岩床
[巖床]
- bedrock
xuányán
悬岩
[懸岩]
- cliff
róngyán
熔岩
[熔岩]
- (geology) lava
fúyán
浮岩
[浮岩]
- pumice
Huángyán
黄岩
[黃岩]
- Huangyan district of Taizhou city 台州市 ( Tāizhōushì), Zhejiang
Yánshǒu
岩手
[岩手]
- Iwate prefecture in the north of Japan's main island Honshū 本州 ( Běnzhōu)
bānyán
斑岩
[斑岩]
- porphyry (geology)
yánxué
岩穴
[岩穴]
- grotto
- cave
céngyán
层岩
[層巖]
- stratified rock
- flagstone
yángē
岩鸽
[岩鴿]
- (bird species of China) hill pigeon (Columba rupestris)
lìyán
砾岩
[礫岩]
- conglomerate (geology)
yèyán
页岩
[頁岩]
- shale
yáncéng
岩层
[岩層]
- rock strata
yányàn
岩燕
[岩燕]
- (bird species of China) Eurasian crag martin (Ptyonoprogne rupestris)
piànyán
片岩
[片岩]
- schist
yányáng
岩羊
[岩羊]
- bharal
yánxiè
岩屑
[岩屑]
- (rock) debris
- scree
yánshí
岩石
[岩石]
- rock
Lü Yán
吕岩
[呂岩]
- Lü Yan (lived c. 874), Tang dynasty poet
pānyán
攀岩
[攀岩]
- rock climbing
- to climb a rockface
yánhuà
岩画
[巖畫]
- rock painting
- picture or writing carved on rocks
yánjiāng
岩浆
[岩漿]
- (geology) magma
Yánqí
岩崎
[岩崎]
- Iwasaki (Japanese surname)
yuèyán
月岩
[月岩]
- moon rock
bǎnyán
板岩
[板岩]
- slate
yányán
岩盐
[岩鹽]
- rock salt
jīyán
基岩
[基岩]
- bedrock
yáncéng
岩层
[巖層]
- variant of 岩層／岩层 (yáncéng)
- rock strata
Yáncāng
岩仓
[岩倉]
- Iwakura, Japanese name and place-name
yánróng
岩溶
[岩溶]
- (geology) karst
luǒyán
裸岩
[裸岩]
- bare rock
shāyán
沙岩
[沙岩]
- sandstone
Yúnyán
云岩
[雲岩]
- Yunyan District of Guiyang City 貴陽市／贵阳市 ( Guìyáng Shì), Guizhou
huīyán
灰岩
[灰岩]
- limestone (abbr. for 石灰岩 (shíhuīyán))
- CL:塊／块 (kuài)
Lóngyán
龙岩
[龍岩]
- Longyan prefecture-level city in Fujian
yánjìng
岩径
[岩徑]
- mountain path
níyán
泥岩
[泥岩]
- mudstone
- shale
yánlù
岩鹭
[岩鷺]
- (bird species of China) Pacific reef heron (Egretta sacra)
suìxièyán
碎屑岩
[碎屑岩]
- clastic rock (geology)
huāgāngyán
花岗岩
[花崗岩]
- granite
shēnchéngyán
深成岩
[深成岩]
- plutonic rock
- abyssal rock
diécéngyán
叠层岩
[疊層岩]
- stromatolite
shíhuīyán
石灰岩
[石灰岩]
- limestone
huīlüyán
辉绿岩
[輝綠岩]
- diabase (geology)
- dolerite
záoyánjī
凿岩机
[鑿岩機]
- rock drill
yóuyèyán
油页岩
[油頁岩]
- oil shale
Huángyán Dǎo
黄岩岛
[黃岩島]
- Huangyan Island (in the South China Sea)
gǎnlǎnyán
橄榄岩
[橄欖岩]
- peridotite (geology)
yánshícéng
岩石层
[岩石層]
- rock stratum
lǐngyánliù
领岩鹨
[領岩鷚]
- (bird species of China) alpine accentor (Prunella collaris)
guīzhìyán
硅质岩
[硅質岩]
- siliceous rock (mostly composed of silica)
dàlǐyán
大理岩
[大理岩]
- marble
yánshíxué
岩石学
[岩石學]
- petrology
- lithology
- study of rocks
chénjīyán
沉积岩
[沉積岩]
- sedimentary rock (geology)
wěijīngyán
伟晶岩
[偉晶岩]
- pegmatite
hèyánliù
褐岩鹨
[褐岩鷚]
- (bird species of China) brown accentor (Prunella fulvescens)
qīnrùyán
侵入岩
[侵入岩]
- intrusive rock
Lóngyánshì
龙岩市
[龍岩市]
- Longyan prefecture-level city in Fujian
yánjiāngliú
岩浆流
[岩漿流]
- lava flow
huīchángyán
辉长岩
[輝長岩]
- gabbro (geology)
shélüyán
蛇绿岩
[蛇綠岩]
- ophiolite (geology)
Xiùyánxiàn
岫岩县
[岫岩縣]
- Xiuyan Manzu autonomous county in Anshan 鞍山 ( Anshān), Liaoning
qúyánliù
鸲岩鹨
[鴝岩鷚]
- (bird species of China) robin accentor (Prunella rubeculoides)
xuánwǔyán
玄武岩
[玄武岩]
- (geology) basalt
Yúnyán Qū
云岩区
[雲岩區]
- Yunyan District of Guiyang City 貴陽市／贵阳市 ( Guìyáng Shì), Guizhou
yèyányóu
页岩油
[頁岩油]
- shale oil
huǒshānyán
火山岩
[火山岩]
- volcanic rock
ānshānyán
安山岩
[安山岩]
- andesite (geology)
hēiyàoyán
黑曜岩
[黑曜岩]
- obsidian (mining)
yánléiniǎo
岩雷鸟
[岩雷鳥]
- (bird species of China) rock ptarmigan (Lagopus muta)
báiyúnyán
白云岩
[白雲岩]
- dolomite (geology)
yánbīnyù
岩滨鹬
[岩濱鷸]
- (bird species of China) rock sandpiper (Calidris ptilocnemis)
Huángyánqū
黄岩区
[黃岩區]
- Huangyan district of Taizhou city 台州市 ( Tāizhōushì), Zhejiang
zhēnzhūyán
珍珠岩
[珍珠岩]
- perlite
róngyánliú
熔岩流
[熔岩流]
- lava flow
yèyánqì
页岩气
[頁岩氣]
- shale gas
Yánshǒuxiàn
岩手县
[岩手縣]
- Iwate prefecture in the north of Japan's main island Honshū 本州 ( Běnzhōu)
tànsuānyán
碳酸岩
[碳酸岩]
- carbonate rock (geology)
huǒchéngyán
火成岩
[火成岩]
- igneous rock (geology)
- volcanic rock
biànzhìyán
变质岩
[變質岩]
- metamorphic rock (geology)
róngyánhú
熔岩湖
[熔岩湖]
- lava lake
fēicéngyán
非层岩
[非層巖]
- unstratified rock
piànmáyán
片麻岩
[片麻岩]
- gneiss
liúwényán
流纹岩
[流紋岩]
- rhyolite (extrusive igneous rock, chemically equivalent to granite)
zhuójīyán
浊积岩
[濁積岩]
- turbidite (geology)
yánshíquān
岩石圈
[岩石圈]
- lithosphere (in geology, the rigid crust of the earth)
pēnchūyán
喷出岩
[噴出岩]
- extrusive rock (geology)
hányóuyán
含油岩
[含油岩]
- oil bearing rock
bǔlǔyán
捕虏岩
[捕虜岩]
- xenolith (geology)
yánliúquān
岩流圈
[岩流圈]
- asthenosphere (geology)
yántǔtǐ
岩土体
[岩土體]
- gneiss
nízhìyán
泥质岩
[泥質岩]
- mudstone (geology)
shéwényán
蛇纹岩
[蛇紋岩]
- serpentine (geology)
xiǎoyándòng
小岩洞
[小岩洞]
- grotto
yánjiāngyán
岩浆岩
[岩漿岩]
- igneous rock
fěnshāyán
粉砂岩
[粉砂岩]
- siltstone
zhěnzhuàngróngyán
枕状熔岩
[枕狀熔岩]
- (geology) pillow lava
Gēshìyánwú
戈氏岩鹀
[戈氏岩鵐]
- (bird species of China) Godlewski's bunting (Emberiza godlewskii)
zhěnyánshùliú
枕岩漱流
[枕岩漱流]
- see 枕石漱流 (zhěnshíshùliú)
nízhìyèyán
泥质页岩
[泥質頁岩]
- mudstone
róngyánqióngqiū
熔岩穹丘
[熔岩穹丘]
- magma dome
zàoyánkuàngwù
造岩矿物
[造岩礦物]
- rock-forming mineral
jīnbólìyán
金伯利岩
[金伯利岩]
- Kimberlite (geology)
línsuānyányán
磷酸盐岩
[磷酸鹽岩]
- phosphorite
- phosphate rock
huīyáncánqiū
灰岩残丘
[灰巖殘丘]
- mogote (steep-sided pointed hill in karst landform)
huīyánliǔyīng
灰岩柳莺
[灰岩柳鶯]
- (bird species of China) limestone leaf warbler (Phylloscopus calciatilis)
gāoyuányánliù
高原岩鹨
[高原岩鷚]
- (bird species of China) Altai accentor (Prunella himalayana)
chúnsèyányàn
纯色岩燕
[純色岩燕]
- (bird species of China) dusky crag martin (Ptyonoprogne concolor)
hēihóuyánliù
黑喉岩鹨
[黑喉岩鷚]
- (bird species of China) black-throated accentor (Prunella atrogularis)
chāojīxìngyán
超基性岩
[超基性岩]
- ultrabasic rock (geology, rock containing less than 45 percent silicates)
zōngxiōngyánliù
棕胸岩鹨
[棕胸岩鷚]
- (bird species of China) rufous-breasted accentor (Prunella strophiata)
huīyánjiāoméi
灰岩鹪鹛
[灰岩鷦鶥]
- (bird species of China) limestone wren-babbler (Napothera crispifrons)
lìbèiyánliù
栗背岩鹨
[栗背岩鷚]
- (bird species of China) maroon-backed accentor (Prunella immaculata)
shélühùnzáyán
蛇绿混杂岩
[蛇綠混雜岩]
- ophiolite (geology)
Hèlán Shānyánliù
贺兰山岩鹨
[賀蘭山岩鷚]
- (bird species of China) Mongolian accentor (Prunella koslowi)
Yáncāngshǐjiétuán
岩仓使节团
[岩倉使節團]
- the Iwakura mission (Japanese diplomatic and exploratory mission to US and Europe of 1871)
móshícūshāyán
磨石粗砂岩
[磨石粗砂岩]
- millstone grit
dànhuīméiyánwú
淡灰眉岩鹀
[淡灰眉岩鵐]
- (bird species of China) rock bunting (Emberiza cia)
xuánwǔzhìróngyán
玄武质熔岩
[玄武質熔岩]
- basalt
- also written 玄熔岩 (xuánróngyán)
zōngméishānyánliù
棕眉山岩鹨
[棕眉山岩鷚]
- (bird species of China) Siberian accentor (Prunella montanella)
yánshāhǎikuídúsù
岩沙海葵毒素
[岩沙海葵毒素]
- palytoxin
shélühùnzáyándài
蛇绿混杂岩带
[蛇綠混雜岩帶]
- ophiolite belt (geology)
Xiùyánmǎnzú Zìzhìxiàn
岫岩满族自治县
[岫岩滿族自治縣]
- Xiuyan Manzu autonomous county in Anshan 鞍山 ( Anshān), Liaoning