yàn
Traditional: 硯
砚 (yàn) is a Chinese word meaning “ink-stone”.
Meanings
- 1ink-stone
Related words
砚台ink stone古砚antique ink slab同砚classmate柘砚ink slabs from a place in Shandong涤砚to wash an ink-slab焚砚to destroy one's ink-slab (i.e. to write no more because others write so much better)瓦砚ink stone or ink slab made from an antique palace tile砚兄senior fellow student砚友classmate砚室case for an ink slab砚席ink slab and sitting mat砚弟younger fellow student