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how to write yan(here) in chinese

焉

pinyinyān
radicals灬Stroke count11
eanglish meaninghere; herein; how; why; then

Stroke order of the Chinese character "焉" (yan)

Handwriting

pron. （跟介词“于”加代词“是”相当） here; herein:

1. 她心不在焉。
Her mind is elsewhere.; She is absent-minded.

2. 罪莫大焉。
There is no greater crime than this.

pron. （哪里; 怎么） how; why:

1. 不入虎穴，焉得虎子?
How can you catch tiger cubs without entering the tiger's lair?; Nothing venture, nothing have.

2. 焉能不去?
How could I possibly not go?

adv. （乃; 才） then:

1. 焉始乘舟
and then take the boat;

2. 必知乱之所自起，焉能治之。
You have to know how the trouble arose before you can deal with it.

助（表示语气）:

1. 有厚望焉
cherish high hopes for;

2. 少焉，月出于东山之上。
After a little while, the moon lifted itself above the eastern hills.