CHARACTERS / YAN / HSK 6

咽

yān throat.

throat; pharynx; narrow pass

yàn to swallow.

to swallow

yè to choke (in crying).

to choke (in crying)

HSK LEVEL 6 · TONE 1

Words with 咽

  1. 狼吞虎咽láng tūn hǔ yànto wolf down one's food (idiom)

Also pronounced “yan”

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