研 (yán)

To grind; to study; to research.

How 研 is written

Strokes
9
Radical
石 — stone
Traditional
研
Simplified
研 (unchanged)

Components

Common words using 研

研究 yánjiū
research; a study; CL:項|项[xiang4]
研發 yánfā
research and development
研磨 yánmó
milling; to grind; to polish by grinding
研究所 yánjiūsuǒ
research institute; graduate studies; graduate school
研究生 yánjiūshēng
graduate student; postgraduate student; research student
研究院 yánjiūyuàn
research institute; academy
研製 yánzhì
to manufacture; to develop
科研 kēyán
(scientific) research
考研 kǎoyán
to sit an entrance exam for a graduate program
調研 diàoyán
to investigate and research; research; investigation
鑽研 zuānyán
to study meticulously; to delve into
中研院 zhōngyányuàn
Academia Sinica (abbr)

研 in a sentence

他們正在研究新的疫苗。

Tāmen zhèngzài yánjiù xīn de yìmiáo.

“They are researching a new vaccine.”

How common is 研?

研 is the 447th most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 73.4% of all running text.

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