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swallow

Composition


Components

Sounds

Pinyin

yan4 yàn

Meaning


Primary

swallow

Alternatives

swallowing, swallows, swallowed

Mnemonic


[y-] Yoshi is in the [4] bathroom of the [-an] pawn shop where he is sitting on top of a 北 north pole taking a break from work. Next to him he has a 廿 bucket on top of a 灬 burner that is heating up his food. Then he 嚥 swallows its contents by pouring it from the 口 mouth of the hot 廿 bucket into his own 口 mouth.

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