延
延 (yán) · to defer
延 (yán) means “to defer”. It is made of 丿 + 㢟 and has 6 strokes.
Break 延 into its parts
What 延 is made of
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 㢟 chān — to walk slowly
- 廴 yǐn — to walk
- 止 zhǐ — to stop
Origin hint: A foot on the road 㢟 stopped in its tracks 丿 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
延 stroke order
Example sentences with 延长
会议延长了半个小时。Huìyì yáncháng le bàn gè xiǎoshí.The meeting was extended by half an hour.
签证可以延长吗？Qiānzhèng kěyǐ yáncháng ma?Can the visa be extended?
Words with 延
- 延长yánchángto extend
- 延期yánqīto postpone
- 延续yánxùto continue
- 蔓延mànyánto spread
- 拖延tuōyánto delay
- 延伸yánshēnto extend
Also built with 丿
- 么meinterrogative particle
- 乌wūcrow
- 乎hūinterrogative or exclamatory final particle
- 乏fápoor
- 乒pīngused with pong for ping pong
- 九jiǔnine
- 儿érchild
- 几jǐhow many
- 刀dāoknife
- 力lìstrength
- 千qiānthousand
- 午wǔnoon
Quick facts
| Pinyin | yán |
|---|---|
| Meaning | to defer |
| Strokes | 6 |
| Radical | 廴 (long stride, #54) |
| Pattern | Top–bottom |
Questions about 延
What does 延 mean?
延 (yán) means “to defer”.
How many strokes does 延 have?
延 has 6 strokes.
What is the radical of 延?
The radical of 延 is 廴 (yǐn, “long stride”), Kangxi radical number 54.
What parts make up 延?
延 is made of 丿 (falling stroke) and 㢟 (to walk slowly).
Keep learning
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