延

yán

HSK level: HSK 7–9

Meaning

to prolong; to extend; to delay

Other reading: Yán

surname Yan

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Characters

延yánto defer, to delay, to postpone; to extend, to prolong; surname丿㢟

Words with this character

延长 yán cháng to prolong 延续 yán xù to continue 延伸 yán shēn to extend 蔓延 màn yán to spread 拖延 tuō yán to delay 延期 yán qī to delay 延误 yán wù to postpone 延缓 yán huǎn to defer 延迟 yán chí to delay 顺延 shùn yán to be postponed accordingly 呼延 Hū yán two-character surname Huyan 夏延 Xià yán Cheyenne, capital of Wyoming 延安 Yán ān see 延安市 Yán ān Shì 延边 Yán biān see 延边朝鲜族自治州 Yán biān Cháo xiǎn zú Zì zhì zhōu 延川 Yán chuān see 延川县 Yán chuān Xiàn 延吉 Yán jí see 延吉市 Yán jí Shì 延津 Yán jīn see 延津县 Yán jīn Xiàn 延平 Yán píng see 延平区 Yán píng Qū 延庆 Yán qìng see 延庆区 Yán qìng Qū 挨延 ái yán to delay 迟延 chí yán to delay 绵延 mián yán to be continuous 迁延 qiān yán long delay