咽

ya̅n = y + an1

narrow pass / throat / pharynx

yàn = y + an4

variant of 嚥|咽[yan4]

咽 = 口 + 因 : Maud Younger (y) and René Descartes (因) are preparing to swallow (咽) a whole mandarin each (口) in the anthill's bathroom (an4).

yè = y + e4

to choke (in crying)

yàn = y + an4

to swallow

咽 = 口 + 因 : Maud Younger (y) and René Descartes (因) are preparing to swallow (咽) a whole mandarin each (口) in the anthill's bathroom (an4).

ya̅n = y + an1

throat; pharynx / narrow pass

咽 character breakdown

咽
- 口
- 因
  - 囗
  - 大
    - 一
    - 人
      - 丿
      - ㇏

kǒu = k + ou3

mouth / classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc) / classifier for bites or mouthfuls

Mnemonic symbol: 口 shall be represented by a mandarin. Karl Marx (k-) is enjoying a mandarin in the outhouse's living room (ou3).

yi̅n = y + (e)n1

old variant of 因[yin1]

yi̅n = y + (e)n1

cause / reason / because

因 = 囗 + 大 : Mnemonic symbol: the close reasoner René Descartes.

因 = 囗 + 大 : In front of the encampment, René Descartes, Maud Younger and a robot a starting a big rave. The robot sits inside a big box and is the master of ceremony, while René and Maud are dancing on the square. They started this rave to collect money for a good cause.

Characters with 咽 as component

咽 is not used as a component in another character.

Words with 咽

throat

to swallow / to gulp

to choke with emotion / to choke with sobs

pharyngitis

pharynx

Eustachian tube (linking the pharynx 咽[yan1] to the tympanic cavity 鼓室[gu3 shi4] of the middle ear) / auditory tube

laryngopharynx / fig. a key position

prepharynx (biology)

dysphagia (medicine)

isthmus of the fauces

angina / sore throat

Sentences with 咽

咽 currently does not appear in any sentence.