- 围堰 wéiyàn cofferdama temporary structure built to keep water out of a construction site
- 都江堰 dūjiāngyàn DujiangyanAncient irrigation system and World Heritage site in Sichuan province; it was built around 256 BC to prevent flooding and irrigate the Chengdu Plain
- 十堰 shíyàn ShiyanShiyan, a prefecture-level city in Hubei Province
- 十堰市 shíyànshì ShiyanShiyan, a prefecture-level city in [[湖北省|湖北省|hu2 bei3 sheng3]] province
- 都江堰市 dūjiāngyànshì DujiangyanDujiangyan, a county-level city in Sichuan Province under the administration of [[成都|成都|cheng2 du1]]
- 塘堰 tángyàn small reservoirA small reservoir or dam built in hilly or mountainous areas to store water for irrigation.
- 堰塞湖 yànsèhú barrier lakeA lake formed by natural occurrences such as earthquakes, landslides, or volcanic eruptions that block a river valley or riverbed; dammed lake
- 堤堰 dīyàn embankmentembankment; dike; levee; a general term for structures used to block or hold back water
- 兵来将敌,水来土堰 bīngláijiàngdíshuǐláitǔyàn to adopt measures appropriate to the situationto counter soldiers with arms and water with an earth weir; to take different actions according to the specific situation
- 堰蜓座 yàntíngzuò Chamaeleonthe constellation Chamaeleon
- 甪堰 lùyàn Luyanplace name in Zhejiang Province
Sources
- Frequency data
- MTSU Chinese text computing