研 yán research
research; to grind; to study
How to remember 研: 石 stone + 开 open = research. The geology student cracks the stone open in the lab and finds a fossil that changes her whole research.
Component breakdown
研 = 石 stone + 开 open
- 石 stone
- 开 open
- 一 one
- 廾 two hands
The geology student cracks the stone open in the lab and finds a fossil that changes her whole research.
How it is used
- To grind, and to research / study deeply - 研究 (yánjiū) research, 研发 (yánfā) R&D, 钻研 (zuānyán) study intensively.
- 研究 is the core word 'to research / to look into': 研究一下 (yánjiū yíxià) let me look into it.
- 研究生 (yánjiūshēng) graduate student; 研讨 (yántǎo) seminar/discussion.
Words with 研
Example sentences
- 他们在研究世界地图。 Tāmen zài yánjiū shìjiè dìtú.They're studying the world map.