yan1
narrow pass; throat; pharynx

yan4
variant of 嚥|咽

yan4
to swallow

ye4
to choke (in crying)

strokes 9
radical
strokes after radical 6
鼻咽 鼻咽 bi2 yan1
nose and throat

鼻咽癌 鼻咽癌 bi2 yan1 ai2
cancers of the nose and throat; Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma NPC (medical)

抽咽 抽咽 chou1 ye4
to sob

扼襟控咽 扼襟控咽 e4 jin1 kong4 yan1
to secure a stranglehold (idiom); fig. to hold a strategic pass

耳鼻咽喉 耳鼻咽喉 er3 bi2 yan1 hou2
ear nose and throat; otolaryngology

梗咽 梗咽 geng3 ye4
variant of 哽咽

哽咽 哽咽 geng3 ye4
to choke with emotion; to choke with sobs

喉咽 喉咽 hou2 yan1
laryngopharynx; fig. a key position

狼吞虎咽 狼吞虎嚥 lang2 tun1 hu3 yan4
to wolf down one's food (idiom); to devour ravenously; to gorge oneself

前咽 前咽 qian2 yan1
prepharynx (biology)

吞咽 吞嚥 tun1 yan4
to swallow; to gulp

吞咽困难 吞嚥困難 tun1 yan4 kun4 nan2
dysphagia (medicine)

呜咽 嗚咽 wu1 ye4
to sob; to whimper

细嚼慢咽 細嚼慢嚥 xi4 jiao2 man4 yan4
to eat slowly (idiom)

咽鼓管 咽鼓管 yan1 gu3 guan3
Eustachian tube (linking pharynx 咽 to tympanic cavity 鼓室 of middle ear); auditory tube

咽喉 咽喉 yan1 hou2
throat

咽头 咽頭 yan1 tou2
pharynx

咽峡 咽峽 yan1 xia2
isthmus of the fauces

咽峡炎 咽峽炎 yan1 xia2 yan2
angina; sore throat

咽炎 咽炎 yan1 yan2
pharyngitis

咽气 嚥氣 yan4 qi4
to die; to breathe one's last

咽下 嚥下 yan4 xia4
to swallow; to suppress

咽下困难 嚥下困難 yan4 xia4 kun4 nan2
dysphagia (medicine)

咽住 嚥住 yan4 zhu4
to suppress (a sob, harsh words etc)