yān

  1. yān pronoun where; how
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: 焉 is a interrogative pronoun used to mark a locative object (Pulleyblank 1995, p. 96; Rouzer 2007, p. 17)
  2. yān pronoun here; this
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: Used to refer to a person or place in Liteary Chinese (Pulleyblank 1995, p. 80; Rouzer 2007, p. 17)
  3. yān particle used for emphasis
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes:
  4. yān adverb only
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes:
  5. yān particle in it; there
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: A post-verbal particle in Liteary Chinese (Pulleyblank 1995, p. 81).

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