| 硯 | 498B00 31B.70-4 | 部居  | 畫數 12 | ㄧㄢˋ [yan4] | ||
| N. | Ink slab, ink stone, the grinding of which seems to occupy writer's labors, hence 硯耕，硯田 [yan4geng1], [yan4tian2]↓; as symbol of study at school: 同硯 classmate “having shared the same ink slab”; 硯友，硯兄，硯弟 [yan4you3], [yan4xiong1], [yan4di4]↓. | |||||
| Words | 1. 硯池 [yan4chi2], n., depression in ink slab for collecting water. 2. 硯滴 [yan4di1], n., a small container for dripping water on ink slab. 3. 硯弟 [yan4di4], n., junior classmate. 4. 硯耕 [yan4geng1], v.t., (LL) to make a living by writing. 5. 硯室 [yan4shi4], n., case for ink stone. 6. 硯兄 [yan4xiong1], n., senior classmate. 7. 硯臺 (commonly 台) [yan4tai0], n., an ink stone. 8. 硯田 [yan4tian2], n., (LL) writer's way of making a living, see [yan4geng1]↑. 9. 硯瓦 [yan4wa3], n., ink stone. 10. 硯友 [yan4you3], n., classmate. | |||||