焉 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
   
4. yān adverb only
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   
5. yān particle in it; there
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: A post-verbal particle in Liteary Chinese (Pulleyblank 1995, p. 81).

Contained in

• 焉耆国(焉耆國) Kingdom of Agni
• 焉夷国(焉夷國) Yanyi; Woo-e
• 尼焉若提子 Nirgrantha Jñātaputra; Nigaṇṭha Nātaputta

Also contained in

焉知 、 心不在焉 、 刘焉 、 割鸡焉用牛刀 、 焉耆县 、 过而能改，善莫大焉 、 语焉不详 、 塞翁失马焉知非福 、 焉耆盆地 、 焉耆 、 不入虎穴，焉得虎子 、 于焉 、 燕雀焉知鸿鹄之志 、 异焉 、 杀鸡焉用牛刀 、 吉凶焉在 、 有子存焉 、 焉耆回族自治县

Word is mentioned most frequently in

Truncated for common words

• Scroll 2 Jing Tu Wang Sheng Chuan 淨土往生傳 — count: 62
• Scroll 3 Shi Shi Ji Gu Lue 釋氏稽古略 — count: 54
• Scroll 1 Jing Tu Wang Sheng Chuan 淨土往生傳 — count: 52
• Scroll 19 Song Biographies of Eminent Monks 宋高僧傳 — count: 51 , has English translation
• Scroll 2 Le Bang Wenlei 樂邦文類 — count: 50
• Scroll 22 Fo Zu Lidai Tong Zai 佛祖歷代通載 — count: 49
• Scroll 16 Song Biographies of Eminent Monks 宋高僧傳 — count: 49 , has English translation
• Scroll 7 Song Biographies of Eminent Monks 宋高僧傳 — count: 47 , has English translation
• Scroll 4 Song Biographies of Eminent Monks 宋高僧傳 — count: 47 , has English translation
• Scroll 12 Song Biographies of Eminent Monks 宋高僧傳 — count: 46 , has English translation