yàn

inkstone

Senses

/ 硯 yàn inkstone

(bound form) inkstone; a stone slab used for grinding ink, such as in 砚台 yàn​tai

/ 硯 yàn [classmate connection]

(bound form) used to refer to classmate relationships or friendship established during schooling

/ 硯 yàn surname

a Chinese surname

References

same_as 研/研 砚/硯