Usage of the character 砚
yàn
砚
[硯]
- ink-stone
gǔyàn
古砚
[古硯]
- antique ink slab
- CL:台 (tái)
wǎyàn
瓦砚
[瓦硯]
- ink stone or ink slab made from an antique palace tile
yàndī
砚滴
[硯滴]
- small cup for adding water to an ink stone
mòyàn
墨砚
[墨硯]
- ink slab
- ink stone
yànchí
砚池
[硯池]
- (concave) ink stone or ink slab
yànyǒu
砚友
[硯友]
- classmate
- fellow student
yànxí
砚席
[硯席]
- ink slab and sitting mat
- place where one studies and teaches
yànshì
砚室
[硯室]
- case for an ink slab
yàntái
砚台
[硯臺]
- ink stone
- ink slab
- CL:方 (fāng)
bǐyàn
笔砚
[筆硯]
- writing brush and ink stone
Yànshān
砚山
[硯山]
- Yanshan county in Wenshan Zhuang and Miao autonomous prefecture 文山壯族苗族自治州／文山壮族苗族自治州 ( Wénshān Zhuàngzú Miáozúzìzhìzhōu), Yunnan
yàntián
砚田
[硯田]
- ink stone
- writing as a livelihood
táoyàn
陶砚
[陶硯]
- ink stone made of pottery
yànhé
砚盒
[硯盒]
- case for an ink stone or ink slab
yàndì
砚弟
[硯弟]
- younger fellow student
yànwǎ
砚瓦
[硯瓦]
- ink slab
fényàn
焚砚
[焚硯]
- to destroy one's ink-slab (i.e. to write no more because others write so much better)
yàngēng
砚耕
[硯耕]
- to live by writing
Duānyàn
端砚
[端硯]
- high-quality ink stonemade in Duanxi and Guangdong
díyàn
涤砚
[滌硯]
- to wash an ink-slab
- to prepare for study (idiom)
Guǎng Yàn
广砚
[廣硯]
- Guangnan and Yanshan (in Yunnan)
yànxiōng
砚兄
[硯兄]
- senior fellow student
tóngyàn
同砚
[同硯]
- classmate
- fellow student
yànshí
砚石
[硯石]
- ink stone
- ink slab
zhèyàn
柘砚
[柘硯]
- ink slabs from a place in Shandong
Chéng Yànqiū
程砚秋
[程硯秋]
- Cheng Yanqiu (1904-1958), famous Beijing opera star, second only to 梅蘭芳／梅兰芳 ( Méi Lánfāng)
Yànshānxiàn
砚山县
[硯山縣]
- Yanshan county in Wenshan Zhuang and Miao autonomous prefecture 文山壯族苗族自治州／文山壮族苗族自治州 ( Wénshān Zhuàngzú Miáozúzìzhìzhōu), Yunnan
pìyōngyàn
辟雍砚
[辟雍硯]
- ink slab or ink stone of celadon or white porcelain with unglazed surface
yànshuǐhúr
砚水壶儿
[硯水壺兒]
- water container for an ink slab
yàntiánzhīshí
砚田之食
[硯田之食]
- to make a living by writing (idiom)
móchuāntiěyàn
磨穿铁砚
[磨穿鐵硯]
- to grind one's way through an ink stone
- to persevere in a difficult task (idiom)
- to study diligently (idiom)