Spot 延
Find the repeated shape and notice where it sits before trying to memorize the whole character.
Visual pattern
延 component
yán · to defer, to delay, to postpone; to extend, to prolong; surname
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 延
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延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 延.
诞=
讠
埏=
土
涎=
氵
筵=
竹
蜒=
虫
誕=
言
Move into vocabulary
Words you can read next
These words contain characters from the 延 family. Open one to see its complete breakdown.
诞生dànshēng
to be born
HSK 3.0 · L6诞辰dànchénbirthday
HSK 3.0 · L7-9荒诞huāngdànbeyond belief
HSK 3.0 · L7-9任诞rèn dàndissipated
别筵bié yánfarewell banquet
华诞huá dàn圣诞红shèng dàn hóngpoinsettia
圣诞花shèng dàn huāpoinsettia
圣诞帽shèng dàn màoSanta hat
垂涎chuí xiánto drool
垂涎三尺chuí xián sān chǐto drool
垂涎欲滴chuí xián yù dīto drool with desire