Read Edit View history Discussion 延 yán HSK4 delay Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Phonosemantic compound. 廴 represents the meaning and 正 represents the sound. Pinyin Separate values with commas yán × Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas Add Traditional Variants Separate values with commas Add Variant Of Components Character ◎ Hint Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 延 Simp strokes 延 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 延 Simp strokes 延 Trad strokes + Add component Stroke Data 延 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 778, 755 ], [ 759, 761 ], [ 708, 761 ], [ 631, 704 ], [ 563, 666 ], [ 496, 636 ], [ 481, 636 ], [ 472, 626 ] ], [ [ 603, 663 ], [ 631, 645 ], [ 639, 599 ], [ 637, 346 ], [ 620, 329 ] ], [ [ 670, 497 ], [ 794, 527 ], [ 830, 525 ] ], [ [ 455, 511 ], [ 480, 494 ], [ 497, 472 ], [ 497, 276 ], [ 528, 277 ], [ 675, 307 ], [ 734, 311 ], [ 797, 312 ], [ 845, 294 ] ], [ [ 136, 635 ], [ 188, 630 ], [ 295, 666 ], [ 310, 667 ], [ 325, 658 ], [ 311, 613 ], [ 255, 497 ], [ 241, 441 ], [ 269, 434 ], [ 298, 442 ], [ 318, 439 ], [ 341, 429 ], [ 354, 410 ], [ 307, 280 ], [ 273, 219 ], [ 242, 178 ], [ 167, 115 ], [ 73, 61 ] ], [ [ 145, 302 ], [ 185, 302 ], [ 224, 292 ], [ 333, 233 ], [ 470, 147 ], [ 616, 77 ], [ 706, 44 ], [ 792, 45 ], [ 941, 61 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 630 679 Q 744 733 769 740 Q 787 741 790 751 Q 793 761 779 773 Q 713 812 680 805 Q 673 801 673 790 Q 674 747 468 632 Q 464 622 470 620 Q 486 620 579 658 Q 586 661 596 664 L 630 679 Z", "M 659 326 Q 662 414 664 490 L 665 519 Q 668 646 669 647 Q 668 650 667 650 Q 648 669 630 679 C 605 695 585 692 596 664 Q 611 634 614 525 Q 614 455 614 319 C 614 289 658 296 659 326 Z", "M 664 490 Q 704 480 798 503 Q 808 506 820 509 Q 835 513 837 515 Q 846 524 840 532 Q 833 544 802 549 Q 771 552 741 537 Q 725 531 706 526 Q 687 522 665 519 C 635 515 635 496 664 490 Z", "M 614 319 Q 574 313 537 304 Q 527 300 525 304 Q 516 310 518 327 Q 519 438 527 470 Q 531 485 519 495 Q 497 514 467 521 Q 454 524 446 516 Q 442 509 453 494 Q 472 469 475 431 Q 485 335 457 284 Q 447 269 453 260 Q 460 242 478 230 Q 488 221 503 234 Q 578 285 756 285 Q 787 286 824 283 Q 846 279 854 285 Q 861 291 855 302 Q 851 314 814 334 Q 796 344 719 333 Q 713 336 659 326 L 614 319 Z", "M 321 260 Q 376 381 378 382 Q 384 391 397 401 Q 406 407 399 423 Q 392 433 353 454 Q 346 461 285 450 Q 273 446 268 452 Q 262 461 280 505 Q 337 623 373 644 Q 394 657 378 675 Q 348 697 320 703 Q 304 707 284 690 Q 265 674 217 658 Q 165 642 143 645 Q 130 646 127 639 Q 123 632 134 625 Q 171 603 198 613 Q 231 619 272 638 Q 284 644 287 641 Q 296 626 234 491 Q 227 469 208 452 Q 195 442 199 429 Q 202 419 208 412 Q 221 399 239 411 Q 303 441 317 415 Q 320 403 310 373 Q 297 319 282 282 L 266 250 L 266 249 Q 212 156 71 69 Q 59 59 68 54 Q 81 53 109 66 Q 205 109 262 168 Q 283 192 304 228 L 321 260 Z", "M 304 228 Q 323 218 343 205 Q 466 114 690 1 Q 738 -14 935 45 Q 948 52 951 62 Q 954 72 929 71 Q 853 81 768 84 Q 567 97 334 253 Q 327 257 321 260 L 282 282 Q 206 331 138 313 Q 128 307 133 298 Q 140 288 153 288 Q 205 287 266 250 L 304 228 Z" ] } 6 strokes 延 Stroke Data (Trad) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 778, 755 ], [ 759, 761 ], [ 708, 761 ], [ 631, 704 ], [ 563, 666 ], [ 496, 636 ], [ 481, 636 ], [ 472, 626 ] ], [ [ 603, 663 ], [ 631, 645 ], [ 639, 599 ], [ 637, 346 ], [ 620, 329 ] ], [ [ 670, 497 ], [ 794, 527 ], [ 830, 525 ] ], [ [ 455, 511 ], [ 480, 494 ], [ 497, 472 ], [ 497, 276 ], [ 528, 277 ], [ 675, 307 ], [ 734, 311 ], [ 797, 312 ], [ 845, 294 ] ], [ [ 136, 635 ], [ 188, 630 ], [ 295, 666 ], [ 310, 667 ], [ 325, 658 ], [ 311, 613 ], [ 255, 497 ], [ 241, 441 ], [ 269, 434 ], [ 298, 442 ], [ 318, 439 ], [ 341, 429 ], [ 354, 410 ], [ 307, 280 ], [ 273, 219 ], [ 242, 178 ], [ 167, 115 ], [ 73, 61 ] ], [ [ 145, 302 ], [ 185, 302 ], [ 224, 292 ], [ 333, 233 ], [ 470, 147 ], [ 616, 77 ], [ 706, 44 ], [ 792, 45 ], [ 941, 61 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 630 679 Q 744 733 769 740 Q 787 741 790 751 Q 793 761 779 773 Q 713 812 680 805 Q 673 801 673 790 Q 674 747 468 632 Q 464 622 470 620 Q 486 620 579 658 Q 586 661 596 664 L 630 679 Z", "M 659 326 Q 662 414 664 490 L 665 519 Q 668 646 669 647 Q 668 650 667 650 Q 648 669 630 679 C 605 695 585 692 596 664 Q 611 634 614 525 Q 614 455 614 319 C 614 289 658 296 659 326 Z", "M 664 490 Q 704 480 798 503 Q 808 506 820 509 Q 835 513 837 515 Q 846 524 840 532 Q 833 544 802 549 Q 771 552 741 537 Q 725 531 706 526 Q 687 522 665 519 C 635 515 635 496 664 490 Z", "M 614 319 Q 574 313 537 304 Q 527 300 525 304 Q 516 310 518 327 Q 519 438 527 470 Q 531 485 519 495 Q 497 514 467 521 Q 454 524 446 516 Q 442 509 453 494 Q 472 469 475 431 Q 485 335 457 284 Q 447 269 453 260 Q 460 242 478 230 Q 488 221 503 234 Q 578 285 756 285 Q 787 286 824 283 Q 846 279 854 285 Q 861 291 855 302 Q 851 314 814 334 Q 796 344 719 333 Q 713 336 659 326 L 614 319 Z", "M 321 260 Q 376 381 378 382 Q 384 391 397 401 Q 406 407 399 423 Q 392 433 353 454 Q 346 461 285 450 Q 273 446 268 452 Q 262 461 280 505 Q 337 623 373 644 Q 394 657 378 675 Q 348 697 320 703 Q 304 707 284 690 Q 265 674 217 658 Q 165 642 143 645 Q 130 646 127 639 Q 123 632 134 625 Q 171 603 198 613 Q 231 619 272 638 Q 284 644 287 641 Q 296 626 234 491 Q 227 469 208 452 Q 195 442 199 429 Q 202 419 208 412 Q 221 399 239 411 Q 303 441 317 415 Q 320 403 310 373 Q 297 319 282 282 L 266 250 L 266 249 Q 212 156 71 69 Q 59 59 68 54 Q 81 53 109 66 Q 205 109 262 168 Q 283 192 304 228 L 321 260 Z", "M 304 228 Q 323 218 343 205 Q 466 114 690 1 Q 738 -14 935 45 Q 948 52 951 62 Q 954 72 929 71 Q 853 81 768 84 Q 567 97 334 253 Q 327 257 321 260 L 282 282 Q 206 331 138 313 Q 128 307 133 298 Q 140 288 153 288 Q 205 287 266 250 L 304 228 Z" ] } 6 strokes Historical Pronunciations Source baxter-sagartzhengzhangtang Middle Chinese Old Chinese Gloss + Add historical pronunciation Sources × Quick add: 漢語多功能字庫季旭昇《說文新證》李学勤《字源》zi.toolsChinese Text Project許進雄《簡明中國文字學》 + Add 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