懂中文 Dong Chinese

咽

yàn, yān, yè

throat

Phonosemantic compound. 口 represents the meaning and 因 represents the sound. Simplified form of 嚥.

Components
口 meaning component

口  Meaning component

kǒu

  

mouth

因 sound component

因  Sound component

yīn

  

cause

Evolution

咽 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
咽 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

咽  

yàn

throat; pharynx; variant of 嚥|咽[yàn]

咽  

yān

narrow pass

咽  

yè

to choke (in crying)

咽 (嚥) 

yàn

to swallow

Most common words with 咽
Freq.
Word
Meaning

咽

throat

咽喉

throat

咽下

to swallow

吞咽

to swallow

哽咽

to choke with emotion