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7-9
yān
咽
throat
咽
throat
[t]
Composition
Components
口
mouth
口
mouth
因
bubblegum
因
bubblegum
Sounds
y-
Yoshi
y-
Yoshi
-an
pawn shop
-an
pawn shop
1
outside the entrance
1
outside the entrance
Pinyin
yan1
•
yān
Meaning
Primary
throat
Mnemonic
Updated October 8, 2026
[y-] Yoshi
gets kicked out to the
[1] front
of the
[-an] pawn shop
for trying to sell some secondhand
因 bubblegum
. Sulking, he stuffs it all back in his
口 mouth
and it gets stuck in his
咽 throat
.
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smoke
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yānhóu
咽喉
throat
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pharynx
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