Spot 匽
Find the repeated shape and notice where it sits before trying to memorize the whole character.
Visual pattern
匽 component
yǎn · to hide, to repress; to bend
A recurring visual building block found inside multiple Chinese characters. Compare what stays the same and what changes across the family.
A repeatable reading move
How to use 匽
Use the component as a clue, then verify the complete character.
Compare the visual pattern
Use the stable shape to recognize the family, without assuming it always supplies meaning or sound.
Check what changes
Read the remaining component, then confirm the full pinyin, meaning, and stroke order on the character page.
Shared clue匽Visual pattern
Read the pattern before memorizing the list
Use the shared shape as a recognition anchor, then confirm the full character's pronunciation and meaning.
The component page is a learning family; the radical page is a dictionary index. A shape can serve both roles.
Compare the family
What stays the same, what changes?
These cards only show complete visual decompositions from the current dataset that contain 匽.
偃=
亻
郾=
+阝
揠=
扌
堰=
土
鼴=
鼠
Move into vocabulary
Words you can read next
These words contain characters from the 匽 family. Open one to see its complete breakdown.
揠苗助长yàmiáo-zhùzhǎng
see 拔苗助長|拔苗助长[ba2 miao2 zhu4 zhang3]
HSK 3.0 · L7-9偃旗息鼓yǎn qí xī gǔlit. lay down the flag and still the drums
偃息yǎn xī偃yǎnto cease, to lay down, to lay off
围堰wéi yàna cofferdam
堰塞湖yàn sè húbarrier lake
堰yàndam, dike, embankment
塘堰táng yànirrigation pond or dam
揠yàto weed out, to pull up, to eradicate
郾yǎna county in Henan province
鼴yǎna kind of insectivorous rodent