砚 硯 yan4
ink-stone

strokes 9
radical
石
石
strokes after radical 4
笔砚 筆硯 bi3 yan4
writing brush and ink stone

程砚秋 程硯秋 cheng2 yan4 qiu1
Cheng Yanqiu (1904-1958), famous Beijing opera star, second only to 梅蘭芳|梅兰芳

涤砚 滌硯 di2 yan4
to wash an ink-slab; to prepare for study (idiom)

端砚 端硯 duan1 yan4
high-quality ink stonemade in Duanxi and Guangdong

焚砚 焚硯 fen2 yan4
to destroy one's ink-slab; to write no more because others write so much better (idiom)

古砚 古硯 gu3 yan4
antique ink slab

广砚 廣硯 guang3 yan4
Guangnan and Yanshan (in Yunnan)

磨穿铁砚 磨穿鐵硯 mo2 chuan1 tie3 yan4
to grind one's way through an ink stone; to persevere in a difficult task (idiom); to study diligently (idiom)

墨砚 墨硯 mo4 yan4
ink slab; ink stone

辟雍砚 辟雍硯 pi4 yong1 yan4
ink slab or ink stone of celadon or white porcelain with unglazed surface

陶砚 陶硯 tao2 yan4
ink stone made of pottery

同砚 同硯 tong2 yan4
classmate; fellow student

瓦砚 瓦硯 wa3 yan4
ink stone or ink slab made from an antique palace tile

砚池 硯池 yan4 chi2
(concave) ink stone or ink slab

砚滴 硯滴 yan4 di1
small cup for adding water to an ink stone

砚弟 硯弟 yan4 di4
younger fellow student

砚耕 硯耕 yan4 geng1
to live by writing

砚盒 硯盒 yan4 he2
case for an ink stone or ink slab

砚山 硯山 yan4 shan1
Yanshan county in Wenshan Zhuang and Miao autonomous prefecture 文山壯族苗族自治州|文山壮族苗族自治州, Yunnan

砚山县 硯山縣 yan4 shan1 xian4
Yanshan county in Wenshan Zhuang and Miao autonomous prefecture 文山壯族苗族自治州|文山壮族苗族自治州, Yunnan

砚石 硯石 yan4 shi2
ink stone; ink slab

砚室 硯室 yan4 shi4
case for an ink slab

砚水壶儿 硯水壺兒 yan4 shui3 hu2 er5
water container for an ink slab

砚台 硯臺 yan4 tai2
ink stone; ink slab

砚田 硯田 yan4 tian2
ink stone; writing as a livelihood

砚田之食 硯田之食 yan4 tian2 zhi1 shi2
to make a living by writing (idiom)

砚瓦 硯瓦 yan4 wa3
ink slab

砚席 硯席 yan4 xi2
ink slab and sitting mat; place where one studies and teaches

砚兄 硯兄 yan4 xiong1
senior fellow student

砚友 硯友 yan4 you3
classmate; fellow student

柘砚 柘硯 zhe4 yan4
ink slabs from a place in Shandong