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研

yán

HSK 4 Character

What 研 means

1. to grind
2. study
3. research

Example sentences

• 他研究了十年。
  He studied for ten years.
• 研讨会怎么样？
  How was the seminar?
• 你在研读英语吗？
  Are you studying English?
• 他潜心研究音乐。
  He applied himself to the study of music.
• 他对蝴蝶很有研究。
  Tā duì húdié hěn yǒu yánjiū.
  He knows a lot about butterflies.
• 这个研讨会怎么样？
  Zhège yántǎohuì zěnmeyàng?
  How was the seminar?

Words starting with 研

• 研究yán jiūresearch; a study; to research
• 研究生yán jiū shēnggraduate student; postgraduate student; research student
• 研究所yán jiū suǒresearch institute; graduate studies; graduate school
• 研发yán fāresearch and development; to develop
• 研制yán zhìto research and manufacture; to research and to develop
• 研讨会yán tǎo huìdiscussion forum; seminar
• 研究员yán jiū yuánresearcher
• 研讨yán tǎodiscussion
• 研究院yán jiū yuànresearch institute; academy
• 研究者yán jiū zhěinvestigator; researcher
• 研究生院yán jiū shēng yuàngraduate school
• 研读yán dúto study attentively (a book); to delve into
• 研习yán xíresearch and study
• 研修yán xiūto do research work; to engage in advanced studies
• 研磨yán mómilling; to grind; to polish by grinding
• 研定yán dìngto consider and decide; to decide after investigating
• 研求yán qiúto study; to probe; to research and examine
• 研议yán yìto deliberate over (a proposal, policy etc)
• 研考yán kǎoto investigate; to inspect and study
• 研究中心yán jiū zhōng xīnresearch center
• 研究人员yán jiū rén yuánresearch worker; research personnel
• 研究报告yán jiū bào gàoresearch report
• 研究小组yán jiū xiǎo zǔresearch group
• 研究机构yán jiū jī gòuresearch organization

Words containing 研

• 钻研zuān yánto study meticulously; to delve into
• 科研kē yán(scientific) research
• 调研diào yánto investigate and research; research; investigation
• 教研jiào yánteaching and research (abbr. for 教学研究
• 教研室jiào yán shìteaching and research office
• 保研bǎo yánto recommend sb for postgraduate studies; to admit for postgraduate studies without…
• 自研zì yán(of an organization etc) to independently develop (a technology or product)
• 科研人员kē yán rén yuán(scientific) researcher
• 科研小组kē yán xiǎo zǔa scientific research group
• 科研样机kē yán yàng jīresearch prototype
• 调研人员tiáo yán rén yuánresearch workers; survey and research workers
• 中研院Zhōng yán yuànAcademia Sinica (abbr. for 中央研究院
• 考研kǎo yánto sit an entrance exam for a graduate program
• 科学研究kē xué yán jiūscientific research
• 发展研究中心Fā zhǎn Yán jiū Zhōng xīnDevelopment Research Center (PRC State Council institution)
• 神学研究所shén xué yán jiū suǒseminary
• 精研jīng yánto research carefully; to study intensively
• 极深研几jí shēn yán jǐdeep and detailed investigation (idiom)
• 原研药yuán yán yào(pharmacology) innovator drug; originator drug (as opposed to a generic drug 仿制药
• 读研dú yánto attend graduate school
• 中央研究院Zhōng yāng Yán jiū yuànAcademia Sinica, research institution headquartered in Taipei
• 刻苦钻研kè kǔ zuān yánto study diligently
• 井研县Jǐng yán XiànJingyan, a county in Leshan City 乐山市
• 中国教育和科研计算机网Zhōng guó Jiào yù hé Kē yán Jì suàn jī WǎngChina Education and Research Network (CERNET); abbr. to 中国教育网

Characters that look like 研

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 耐nài(bound form) to bear; to endure; to withstand
• 砸záto smash; to pound; to fail
• 轿jiàosedan chair; palanquin; litter
• 砰pēng(onomatopoeia) bang; thump
• 铆mǎoto fasten with a rivet; to rivet; to hammer in a rivet…
• 砑yàto calender

Sounds the same

Read yán, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 颜color; face; countenance
• 言words; speech; to say
• 严tight (closely sealed); stern; strict
• 盐salt
• 延to prolong; to extend; to delay
• 沿along; to follow (a line, tradition etc); to carry on
• 炎flame; inflammation; -itis
• 岩cliff; rock
• 妍beautiful
• 檐eaves; ledge or brim
• 阎(literary) the gate of a lane
• 筵bamboo mat for sitting