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延
Trad. 延
Radical
Radical
(Bushou)		 廴
Strokes 3
Composition
Strokes 7
Structure
Decomp. 丿止廴
廴 + 正
Prononciation
Mandarin yán
Entry Methods
Pinyin yan2
Kanji /
Cangjie
 NKHYV
弓乂竹卜女
Sijiao 1240.1
Wubi THPD
CNS 11643 1-4D37
Encodages (hexa)
Unicode U+5EF6
GB2312 D1D3
BIG5 A9B5
延 yán to prolong / to extend / to delay
Results beginning with 延
延续 yán xù to continue / to go on / to last
延长 yán cháng to prolong / to extend / to delay
延伸 yán shēn to extend / to spread
延迟 yán chí to delay / to postpone / to keep putting sth off / to procrastinate / (computing) to lag
延安 Yán ān see 延安市[Yan2an1 Shi4]
延期 yán qī to delay / to extend / to postpone / to defer
延误 yán wu to delay / to be held up / to miss (an opportunity) / delay / holdup
延缓 yán huǎn to defer / to postpone / to put off / to retard / to slow sth down
延边 Yán biān see 延邊朝鮮族自治州|延边朝鲜族自治州[Yan2bian1 Chao2xian3zu2 Zi4zhi4zhou1]
延后 yán hòu to postpone / to defer / to delay
延展 yán zhǎn to extend / to stretch out
延年 yán nián to prolong life
延绵 yán mián to extend continuously
延宕 yán dàng to postpone / to keep putting sth off
延揽 yán lǎn to recruit talent / to round up / to enlist the services of sb
延请 yán qǐng to employ / to send for sb promising employment
延聘 yán pìn to hire / to employ / to engage
延髓 yán suǐ (anatomy) medulla oblongata
延毕 yán bì to postpone one's graduation (e.g. by undertaking additional studies) (abbr. for 延後畢業|延后毕业[yan2 hou4 bi4 ye4])
延川 Yán chuān Yanchuan county in Yan'an 延安[Yan2 an1], Shaanxi
延发 yán fā delayed action
延搁 yán gē to delay / to procrastinate
延会 yán huì to postpone a meeting
延吉 Yán jí Yanji, county-level city, capital of Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture 延邊朝鮮族自治州|延边朝鲜族自治州[Yan2 bian1 Chao2 xian3 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Jilin
延见 yán jiàn to introduce / to receive sb
延接 yán jiē to receive sb
延津 Yán jīn Yanjin county in Xinxiang 新鄉|新乡[Xin1 xiang1], Henan
延平 Yán píng Yanping district of Nanping city 南平市[Nan2 ping2 shi4] Fujian / Yanping township in Taitung County 臺東縣|台东县[Tai2 dong1 Xian4], southeast Taiwan
延庆 Yán qìng Yanqing, a district of Beijing
延寿 Yán shòu Yanshou county in Harbin 哈爾濱|哈尔滨[Ha1 er3 bin1], Heilongjiang / to extend life
延误 yán wù to postpone (with unfortunate consequences) / to take too long (to do sth) / to miss (a deadline or window of opportunity)
延性 yán xìng ductility
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延长线 yán cháng xiàn extension cord / extended line / powerstrip
延展性 yán zhǎn xìng ductability
延边州 Yán biān zhōu see 延邊朝鮮族自治州|延边朝鲜族自治州[Yan2bian1 Chao2xian3zu2 Zi4zhi4zhou1]
延安市 Yán ān shì Yan'an, prefecture-level city in Shaanxi Province 陝西省|陕西省[Shan3xi1 Sheng3]
延长县 Yán cháng xiàn Yanchang county in Yan'an 延安[Yan2 an1], Shaanxi
延川县 Yán chuān xiàn Yanchuan county in Yan'an 延安[Yan2 an1], Shaanxi
延津县 Yán jīn xiàn Yanjin county in Xinxiang 新鄉|新乡[Xin1 xiang1], Henan
延吉市 Yán jí shì Yanji, county-level city, capital of Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture 延邊朝鮮族自治州|延边朝鲜族自治州[Yan2 bian1 Chao2 xian3 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Jilin
延坪岛 Yán píng Dǎo Yeonpyeong island on Yellow Sea coast of Korea
延平区 Yán píng qū Yanping district of Nanping city 南平市[Nan2 ping2 shi4] Fujian
延平乡 Yán píng xiāng Yanping township in Taitung County 臺東縣|台东县[Tai2 dong1 Xian4], southeast Taiwan
延庆区 Yán qìng Qū Yanqing, a district of Beijing
延庆县 Yán qìng xiàn Yanqing county in Beijing
延绳钓 yán shéng diào drifting longline
延寿县 Yán shòu xiàn Yanshou county in Harbin 哈爾濱|哈尔滨[Ha1 er3 bin1], Heilongjiang
延误费 yán wu fèi demurrage (shipping)
延续书 yán xù shū letter of continuity
延音线 yán yīn xiàn tie (music)
延年益寿 yán nián yì shòu to make life longer / to promise longevity / (this product will) extend your life
延迟效应  delayed effect
延发武器  delayed-action weapon
延长任务  extension of mandate
延安地区 Yán ān dì qū Yan'an prefecture, Shaanxi
延邊大學 yān bián dà xué Yanbian University (Jilin province)
延边大学 Yán biān Dà xué Yanbian University (Jilin province)
延边地区 Yán biān dì qū Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture 延邊朝鮮族自治州|延边朝鲜族自治州[Yan2 bian1 Chao2 xian3 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1] in Jilin province 吉林省[Ji2 lin2 Sheng3] in northeast China, capital Yanji city 延吉市[Yan2 ji2 Shi4]
延迟因素 yán chí yīn sù lapse factor
延迟支援 yán chí zhī yuán delayed support
延颈企踵 yán jǐng qǐ zhǒng to stand on tiptoe and crane one's neck (idiom) / fig. to yearn for sth
延聘招揽 yán pìn zhāo lǎn to enlist the services of sb
延期付款 yán qī fù kuǎn to defer payment / to pay back over long term
延世大学 yán shì dà xué Yonsei
延时摄影 yán shí shè yǐng time-lapse photography
延时引信 yán shí yǐn xìn time-delay fuse / delay fuse
延禧攻略 Yán xǐ Gōng lu:è Story of Yanxi Palace (2018 TV series)
延雪平省 yán xuě píng shěng Jönköping
延用决议 yán yòng jué yì continuing resolution
延长断裂 yán zhǎng duàn liè extensional break-up
延发引信雷  delay-fused mine
延迟后座作用  delayed blowback action
延迟征聘因数  delayed recruitment factor
延期一期闭合  delayed primary closure
延迟点火定时 yán chí diǎn huǒ dìng shí retarded spark timing
延迟融资办法选择  deferred drawdown option
延时机组作业方桉  Extended Duration Crew Operations programme
延时解除保险装置  arming delay device
延边朝鲜族自治州 Yán biān Cháo xiǎn zú Zì zhì zhōu Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture, in Jilin Province 吉林省[Ji2lin2 Sheng3]
延长寿命的治疗方法  life-sustaining treatment
Approximate Results for 延
蔓延 màn yán to extend / to spread
拖延 tuō yán to delay / to put off / to procrastinate
绵延 mián yán (esp. of a mountain range) to be continuous / to stretch long and unbroken
外延 wài yán extension (semantics)
顺延 shùn yán to postpone / to procrastinate
迟延 chí yán to delay
呼延 hū yán two-character surname Huyan
时延 shí yán (electronics) delay / latency
迁延 qiān yán long delay
伸延 shēn yán see 延伸[yan2 shen1]
周延 zhōu yán exhaustive / distributed (logic: applies to every instance)
推延 tuī yán to procrastinate
挨延 ái yán to delay / to procrastinate / to play for time
夏延 Xià yán Cheyenne, capital of Wyoming
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不周延 bù zhōu yán undistributed
李延寿 Lǐ Yán shòu Li Yanshou (fl. 650), compiler of History of the Southern 南史 / and Northern Dynasties 北史
使蔓延 shǐ màn yán to spread
谭延闓 tán yán kǎi Tan
拖延症 tuō yán zhèng procrastination
苟延残喘 gǒu yán cán chuǎn to struggle on whilst at death's door (idiom)
技术延期  roll-over / technical roll-over
递延报酬  deferred compensation
废水蔓延  wastewater spreading
递延贷项 dì yán dài xiàng deferred credit
递延收入 dì yán shōu rù deferred income
苟延残喘 gǒu yán - cán chuǎn (idiom) to struggle on whilst at death's door
蔓延全国 màn yán quán guó to spread throughout the entire country
生命延续 shēng mìng yán xù life
寿命延长 shòu mìng yán zhǎng increased longevity
天雨顺延 tiān yǔ shùn yán weather permitting (idiom)
拖延时间 tuō yán shí jiān to procrastinate / to stall for time / to filibuster
拖延战术 tuō yán zhàn shù delaying tactics / deliberate procrastination
迅速蔓延 xùn sù màn yán rapid spread / to spread rapidly
扬马延岛 yáng mǎ yán dǎo Jan Mayen Island
自然延伸 zì rán yán shēn prolongation (of the land mass, or land territory)
虫害蔓延区  outbreak area
蔓延的污染  creeping pollution
过度的拖延  inordinate delay
烟火延时器  pyrotechnic delay
巴布延群岛 Bā bù yán Qún dǎo Babuyan Archipelago in Luzon Strait north of the Philippines
定置延绳钓 dìng zhì yán shéng diào set longline
递延费用账 dì yán fèi yòng zhàng deferred charge account
侦测递延时间  detection time
实际递延百分比  actual deferral percentage
生产者延伸责任 shēng chǎn zhě yán shēn zé rèn extended producer responsibility
斯瓦尔巴和扬马延 Sī wǎ ěr bā hé Yáng mǎ yán Svalbard and Jan Mayen
人类发展倡议－延展  Human Development Initiative-Extension
递延职等内加薪资格  deferment of eligibility for within-grade increment
不扩散条约审议和延期会议  1995 Review and Extension Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons / NPT Review and Extension Conference
农信中心能力建设及外延科  WAICENT Capacity Building and Outreach Branch
工作人员更替和填补延迟调整数  adjustment for staff turnover and delays
根据延伸管辖权和国际法管理渔业  Fisheries Regulations under Extended Jurisdiction and International Law
在延续储存期间乏燃料组件的行为  Behaviour of spent fuel assemblies during extended storage
欧安组织斯科普里预防冲突蔓延监察团  OSCE Spillover Monitor Mission to Skopje
经延期的1968年国际咖啡协定继续生效议定书  Protocol for the Continuation in Force of the International Coffee Agreement 1968, as Extended
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