岩
yán HSK7

cliff

Senses

岩 yán variants: 嵒, 巖, 巗 rock

(geology) rock; mineral aggregate that makes up the earth's crust

岩 yán variants: 嵒, 巖, 巗 cliff

peak formed by jutting rocks; cliff; crag

岩 yán variants: 巖 cave

cavern or grotto, often used in proper names of caves

岩 yán variants: 巖 surname

Chinese surname

岩/ 巖 yán high and steep

(literary) high, steep, and dangerous; precipitous

References

classifier 岩/岩 → 座/座
same_as 岩/岩 → 岩/巖
classifier 岩/岩 → 块/塊
same_as 嵒/嵒 → 岩/岩
see 碞/碞 → 岩/岩
variant 巌/巌 → 岩/岩
old_variant 嵓/嵓 → 岩/岩
same_as 嵓/嵓 → 岩/岩