砚耕 yàngēng to live by writing Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 砚 硯 yàn inkstone (bound form) inkstone; a stone slab used for grinding ink, such as in 砚台 yàntai耕 gēng to work in a field to engage in a specific profession or intellectual pursuit, often used metaphorically for teaching or writing