yán

cliff

Senses

yán variants: 嵒, 巖, 巗 rock

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

yán variants: 嵒, 巖, 巗 cliff

peak formed by jutting rocks; cliff; crag

yán variants: 巖 cave

cavern or grotto, often used in proper names of caves

yán variants: 巖 surname

Chinese surname

yán cliff; precipitous

a high, towering mountain peak or cliff; (literary) steep and dangerous

yán rock

(bound form) rock; stone; crag

yán cave

a mountain cave or grotto, often used in names of caves

yán Yan

a Chinese surname

yán strategic

(literary) strategically important and dangerous; perilous (often of a fortified city)

/ 巖 yán high and steep

(literary) high, steep, and dangerous; precipitous

References

same_as 岩/岩 岩/巖
same_as 嵒/嵒 巖/巖
variant 巌/巌 巖/巖