咽 - yān - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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9 strokes
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咽

yān

Definition

narrow pass
throat
pharynx

Other pronunciations

咽	yè	to choke (in crying)
咽	yàn	to swallow

Character Decomposition

Related words (10)

throat

pharynx

isthmus of the fauces

pharyngitis

angina; sore throat

prepharynx (biology)

laryngopharynx; (fig.) a key position

nose and throat

cancers of the nose and throat; Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma NPC (medical)

耳鼻咽喉

ěr bí yān hóu

ear nose and throat; otolaryngology

Idioms (1)

扼襟控咽

è jīn kòng yān

to secure a stranglehold (idiom); fig. to hold a strategic pass

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