【焉】Chinese Character Details

| Pinyin | yān |
|---|---|
| Zhuyin | ㄧㄢ |
| Radical | 一 |
| Strokes | 11 |
| HSK | - |
| TOCFL | - |
| Unicode | u+7109 |
Stroke Order Diagram
🔊1.横
🔊2.竖
🔊3.横
🔊4.竖
🔊5.横
🔊6.横
7....
8....
9....
10....
11....
Meanings
yān
(1) 代词。用以表示指示,相当于“此”、“彼”、“这里”、“那里”。如:“心不在焉”、“众好之,必察焉。”
(2) 岂、怎么。如:“塞翁失马,焉知非福。”
(3) 助词。置于句末,表示肯定的语气。相当于“也”、“矣”。如:“有厚望焉。”
(4) 词缀。用于形容词或副词之后,表示某种状态或样子。相当于“然”。如:“忽焉”、“心有戚戚焉”。
Meanings
yān
1.
哪里;怎么
how;why
【Examples】
◎ 不入虎穴,焉得虎子?
◎ How can you catch tiger cubs without entering the tiger's lair?;Nothing venture, nothing have.
◎ 焉能不去?
◎ How could I possibly not go?
2.
乃;才
then
【Examples】
◎ 焉始乘舟
◎ and then take the boat
◎ 必知乱之所自起,焉能治之。
◎ You have to know how the trouble arose before you can deal with it.
Vocabulary
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