延 延 yan2
surname Yan

延 延 yan2
to prolong; to extend; to delay

strokes 6
radical
廴
廴
strokes after radical 4
挨延 捱延 ai2 yan2
to delay; to stretch out; to play for time

巴布延群岛 巴布延群島 ba1 bu4 yan2 qun2 dao3
Babuyan Archipelago in Luzon Strait north of the Philippines

不周延 不周延 bu4 zhou1 yan2
undistributed

迟延 遲延 chi2 yan2
to delay

苟延残喘 苟延殘喘 gou3 yan2 can2 chuan3
to struggle on whilst at death's door (idiom)

李延寿 李延壽 li3 yan2 shou4
Li Yanshou (fl. 650), compiler of History of the Southern 南史 and Northern Dynasties 北史

蔓延 蔓延 man4 yan2
to extend; to spread

蔓延全国 蔓延全國 man4 yan2 quan2 guo2
to spread throughout the entire country

绵延 綿延 mian2 yan2
continuous (esp. of mountain ranges); to stretch long and unbroken; a continuous link; sostenuto (sustained, in music)

迁延 遷延 qian1 yan2
long delay

伸延 伸延 shen1 yan2
see 延伸

顺延 順延 shun4 yan2
to postpone; to procrastinate

天雨顺延 天雨順延 tian1 yu3 shun4 yan2
weather permitting (idiom)

推延 推延 tui1 yan2
to procrastinate

拖延 拖延 tuo1 yan2
to delay; to put off; to procrastinate

拖延时间 拖延時間 tuo1 yan2 shi2 jian1
to procrastinate; to stall for time; to filibuster

拖延战术 拖延戰術 tuo1 yan2 zhan4 shu4
delaying tactics; deliberate procrastination

外延 外延 wai4 yan2
extension (semantics)

夏延 夏延 xia4 yan2
Cheyenne, capital of Wyoming

迅速蔓延 迅速蔓延 xun4 su4 man4 yan2
rapid spread; to spread rapidly

延安 延安 yan2 an1
Yan'an prefecture level city in Shaanxi, communist headquarters during the war

延安地区 延安地區 yan2 an1 di4 qu1
Yan'an prefecture, Shaanxi

延安市 延安市 yan2 an1 shi4
Yán'ān prefecture level city in Shaanxi 陝西|陕西, communist headquarters during the war

延边 延邊 yan2 bian1
Yanbian Korean autonomous prefecture 延邊朝鮮族自治州|延边朝鲜族自治州 in Jilin province 吉林省 in northeast China, capital Yanji city 延吉市

延边朝鲜族自治州 延邊朝鮮族自治州 yan2 bian1 chao2 xian3 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1
Yanbian Korean autonomous prefecture in Jilin province 吉林省 in northeast China, capital Yanji city 延吉市

延边大学 延邊大學 yan2 bian1 da4 xue2
Yanbian University (Jilin province)

延边地区 延邊地區 yan2 bian1 di4 qu1
Yanbian Korean autonomous prefecture 延邊朝鮮族自治州|延边朝鲜族自治州 in Jilin province 吉林省 in northeast China, capital Yanji city 延吉市

延边州 延邊州 yan2 bian1 zhou1
Yanbian Korean autonomous prefecture 延邊朝鮮族自治州|延边朝鲜族自治州 in Jilin province 吉林省 in northeast China, capital Yanji city 延吉市

延长 延長 yan2 chang2
Yanchang county in Yan'an 延安, Shaanxi

延长 延長 yan2 chang2
to prolong; to extend; to delay

延长线 延長線 yan2 chang2 xian4
extension cord; extended line; powerstrip

延长县 延長縣 yan2 chang2 xian4
Yanchang county in Yan'an 延安, Shaanxi

延迟 延遲 yan2 chi2
to delay; to postpone; to keep putting sth off; to procrastinate; (computing) to lag

延川 延川 yan2 chuan1
Yanchuan county in Yan'an 延安, Shaanxi

延川县 延川縣 yan2 chuan1 xian4
Yanchuan county in Yan'an 延安, Shaanxi

延宕 延宕 yan2 dang4
to postpone; to keep putting sth off

延发 延發 yan2 fa1
delayed action

延搁 延擱 yan2 ge1
to delay; to procrastinate

延后 延後 yan2 hou4
to postpone; to defer; to delay

延缓 延緩 yan2 huan3
to defer; to postpone; to put off; to retard; to slow sth down

延会 延會 yan2 hui4
to postpone a meeting

延吉 延吉 yan2 ji2
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, Jilin

延吉市 延吉市 yan2 ji2 shi4
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, Jilin

延见 延見 yan2 jian4
to introduce; to receive sb

延接 延接 yan2 jie1
to receive sb

延津 延津 yan2 jin1
Yanjin county in Xinxiang 新鄉|新乡, Henan

延津县 延津縣 yan2 jin1 xian4
Yanjin county in Xinxiang 新鄉|新乡, Henan

延颈企踵 延頸企踵 yan2 jing3 qi3 zhong3
to stand on tiptoe and crane one's neck (idiom); fig. to yearn for sth

延揽 延攬 yan2 lan3
to recruit talent; to round up; to enlist the services of sb

延绵 延綿 yan2 mian2
to extend continuously

延年 延年 yan2 nian2
to prolong life

延年益寿 延年益壽 yan2 nian2 yi4 shou4
to make life longer; to promise longevity; (this product will) extend your life

延聘 延聘 yan2 pin4
to hire; to employ; to engage

延聘招揽 延聘招攬 yan2 pin4 zhao1 lan3
to enlist the services of sb

延平 延平 yan2 ping2
Yanping district of Nanping city 南平市 Fujian; Yanping township in Taitung county 臺東縣|台东县, southeast Taiwan

延坪岛 延坪島 yan2 ping2 dao3
Yeonpyeong island on Yellow Sea coast of Korea

延平区 延平區 yan2 ping2 qu1
Yanping district of Nanping city 南平市 Fujian

延平乡 延平鄉 yan2 ping2 xiang1
Yanping township in Taitung county 臺東縣|台东县, southeast Taiwan

延期 延期 yan2 qi1
to delay; to extend; to postpone; to defer

延期付款 延期付款 yan2 qi1 fu4 kuan3
to defer payment; to pay back over long term

延请 延請 yan2 qing3
to employ; to send for sb promising employment

延庆 延慶 yan2 qing4
Yanqing county in Beijing

延庆县 延慶縣 yan2 qing4 xian4
Yanqing county in Beijing

延伸 延伸 yan2 shen1
to extend; to spread

延时摄影 延時攝影 yan2 shi2 she4 ying3
time-lapse photography

延寿 延壽 yan2 shou4
Yanshou county in Harbin 哈爾濱|哈尔滨, Heilongjiang; to extend life

延寿县 延壽縣 yan2 shou4 xian4
Yanshou county in Harbin 哈爾濱|哈尔滨, Heilongjiang

延髓 延髓 yan2 sui3
medulla oblongata (the lower half of the brainstem)

延误 延誤 yan2 wu5
to delay; to be held up; to miss (an opportunity); delay; holdup

延误费 延誤費 yan2 wu5 fei4
demurrage (shipping)

延性 延性 yan2 xing4
ductility

延续 延續 yan2 xu4
to continue; to go on; to last

延音线 延音線 yan2 yin1 xian4
tie (music)

延展 延展 yan2 zhan3
to extend; to stretch out; ductable; to scale; scalable

延展性 延展性 yan2 zhan3 xing4
ductability

周延 周延 zhou1 yan2
exhaustive; distributed (logic: applies to every instance)