延
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to prolong; to extend; to delay
- HSK 3.0
- Level 4
- Old HSK
- Level 5
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 廴 +4
- Structure
- Top–bottom 上下
- Traditional
- 延
- Common rank
- #1,021
- Unicode
- U+5EF6
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Formation & memory
Break the character into parts you already know.
How 延 is formed
Ideographic compound (会意字)
A foot on the road 㢟 stopped in its tracks 丿
Components 丿 㢟
How to remember it
prolong · Heisig RSH #396
stretch + a drop of + trail of footprints
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Words with 延
The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 延边大学 | Yanbian University (Jilin province) | |
| 斯瓦尔巴和扬马延 | Svalbard and Jan Mayen | |
| 延安市 | Yan'an, prefecture-level city in Shaanxi Province 陝西省|陕西省[Shan3 xi1 Sheng3] | |
| 延长县 | Yanchang, a county in Yan'an City 延安市[Yan2 an1 Shi4], Shaanxi | |
| 延平区 | Yanping, a district of Nanping City 南平市[Nan2 ping2 Shi4], Fujian | |
| 巴布延群岛 | Babuyan Archipelago in Luzon Strait north of the Philippines | |
| 延边朝鲜族自治州 | Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture, in Jilin Province 吉林省[Ji2 lin2 Sheng3] | |
| 延长线 | extension cord; extended line; powerstrip | |
| 延音线 | tie (music) | |
| 不周延 | undistributed | |
| 延吉市 | Yanji, a county-level city in Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture 延邊朝鮮族自治州|延边朝鲜族自治州[Yan2 … | |
| 延边州 | see 延邊朝鮮族自治州|延边朝鲜族自治州[Yan2 bian1 Chao2 xian3 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1] | |
| 延川县 | Yanchuan, a county in Yan'an City 延安市[Yan2 an1 Shi4], Shaanxi | |
| 延性 | ductility | |
| 延会 | to postpone a meeting | |
| 延安 | see 延安市[Yan2 an1 Shi4] | |
| 延发 | (military) delayed action (explosion etc occurring after a predetermined delay) | |
| 延长 | see 延長縣|延长县[Yan2 chang2 Xian4] | |
| 延长 | to prolong; to extend; to delay | |
| 延平 | see 延平區|延平区[Yan2 ping2 Qu1] |
Sound family
These characters use 延 as their sound component — compare how they read.