# 硯

| 硯 | U+786F, &#30831; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-786F |
| ← 确 [U+786E] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 硰 → [U+7870] |

## Translingual
### Han character

硯 (Kangxi radical 112, 石+7, 12 strokes, cangjie input 一口月山山 (MRBUU), four-corner 1661$_0$, composition ⿰石見)

#### References

* Kangxi Dictionary: page 831, character 8
* Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 24233
* Dae Jaweon: page 1247, character 6
* Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 4, page 2433, character 5
* Unihan data for U+786F

## Chinese

* 硯

### Glyph origin

Historical forms of the character 硯 :
| Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han) | Liushutong (compiled in Ming) |
| Small seal script | Transcribed ancient scripts |
| | Old Chinese |
| 涀 | *ɡeːlʔ, *kʰeːns, *ɡeːns |
| 莧 | *ɡreːns |
| 粯 | *ɡreːns |
| 晛 | *ŋl'eːns, *ɡeːnʔ |
| 筧 | *keːnʔ |
| 絸 | *keːnʔ |
| 垷 | *keːnʔ, *ɡeːnʔ |
| 挸 | *keːnʔ |
| 見 | *keːns, *ɡeːns |
| 俔 | *kʰeːns, *ɡeːnʔ |
| 蜆 | *kʰeːns, *qʰeːnʔ, *ɡeːnʔ |
| 硯 | *ŋɡeːn, *ŋɡeːns |
| 峴 | *ɡeːnʔ |
| 哯 | *ɡeːnʔ |
| 睍 | *ɡeːnʔ |
| 現 | *ɡeːns |

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): yàn (yan$^4$)
       (Zhuyin): ㄧㄢˋ
    (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): yan$^4$
* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): jin$^6$ / jin$^{6-2}$
    (Taishan, Wiktionary): ngun$^4$
* Gan (Wiktionary): nyien$^5$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): yen / yan
    (Hailu, HRS): rhan$^ˇ$
    (Meixian, Guangdong): yan$^4$
* Jin (Wiktionary): ie$^3$
* Northern Min (KCR): mīng
* Eastern Min (BUC): ngiéng
* Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): hing$^4$ / ngeng$^4$
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): hīⁿ / giān / hiān
    (Teochew, Peng'im): in$^7$ / ngi$^7$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^6$gni
* Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): nyienn$^5$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: yàn
*** Zhuyin: ㄧㄢˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: yàn
*** Wade–Giles: yen$^4$
*** Yale: yàn
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yann
*** Palladius: янь (janʹ)
*** Sinological IPA : /jɛn⁵¹/
** (Chengdu)
*** Sichuanese Pinyin: yan$^4$
*** Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: ian
*** Sinological IPA : /iɛn²¹³/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: jin$^6$ / jin$^{6-2}$
*** Yale: yihn / yín
*** Cantonese Pinyin: jin$^6$ / jin$^{6-2}$
*** Guangdong Romanization: yin$^6$ / yin$^{6-2}$
*** Sinological IPA : /jiːn²²/, /jiːn²²⁻³⁵/
** (Taishanese, Taicheng)
*** Wiktionary: ngun$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /ᵑɡun²¹/
* Gan
** (Nanchang)
*** Wiktionary: nyien$^5$
*** Sinological IPA : /n̠ʲiɛn¹¹/
* Hakka
** (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yen
*** Hakka Romanization System: ien
*** Hagfa Pinyim: yan$^4$
*** Sinological IPA: /i̯en⁵⁵/
** (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yan
*** Hakka Romanization System: (r)ian
*** Hagfa Pinyim: yan$^4$
*** Sinological IPA: /(j)i̯an⁵⁵/
** (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
*** Hakka Romanization System: rhan$^ˇ$
*** Sinological IPA: /ʒan¹¹/
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: yan$^4$
*** Sinological IPA: /ian⁵³/
* Jin
** (Taiyuan)
*** Wiktionary: ie$^3$
*** Sinological IPA (old-style): /ie⁴⁵/
* Northern Min
** (Jian'ou)
*** Kienning Colloquial Romanized: mīng
*** Sinological IPA : /miŋ⁵⁵/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: ngiéng
*** Sinological IPA : /ŋiɛŋ²¹³/
* Puxian Min
** (Putian, Xianyou)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: hing$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /hiŋ⁴²/
** (Putian, Xianyou)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: ngeng$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /ŋɛŋ⁴²/
* hing4 - vernacular;
* ngeng4 - literary.
* Dialectal data
| Variety | Location | edit硯 |
| Mandarin | Beijing | /ian⁵¹/ |
| Mandarin | Harbin | /ian⁵³/ |
| Mandarin | Tianjin | /ian⁵³/ |
| Mandarin | Jinan | /iã²¹/ |
| Mandarin | Qingdao | /iã⁴²/ |
| Mandarin | Zhengzhou | /ian³¹²/ |
| Mandarin | Xi'an | /iã⁴⁴/ |
| Mandarin | Xining | /iã²¹³/ |
| Mandarin | Yinchuan | /ian¹³/ |
| Mandarin | Lanzhou | /iɛ̃n¹³/ |
| Mandarin | Ürümqi | /ian²¹³/ |
| Mandarin | Wuhan | /niɛn³⁵/ |
| Mandarin | Chengdu | /ȵian¹³/ |
| Mandarin | Guiyang | /nian²¹³/ |
| Mandarin | Kunming | /iɛ̃²¹²/ |
| Mandarin | Nanjing | /ien⁴⁴/ |
| Mandarin | Hefei | /iĩ⁵³/ |
| Jin | Taiyuan | /ie⁴⁵/ |
| Jin | Pingyao | /ȵie̞³⁵/ |
| Jin | Hohhot | /ie⁵⁵/ |
| Wu | Shanghai | /ȵi²³/ |
| Wu | Suzhou | /ȵiɪ³¹/ |
| Wu | Hangzhou | /ʔiẽ̞⁴⁴⁵/ |
| Wu | Wenzhou | /ȵi²²/ |
| Hui | Shexian | /ne²²/ |
| Hui | Tunxi | /ȵiɛ¹¹/ |
| Xiang | Changsha | /ȵiẽ⁵⁵/ /ȵiẽ¹¹/ |
| Xiang | Xiangtan | /ȵiẽ²¹/ |
| Gan | Nanchang | /ȵiɛn²¹/ |
| Hakka | Meixian | /ian⁵³/ |
| Hakka | Taoyuan | /ʒen⁵⁵/ |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | /jin²²/ |
| Cantonese | Nanning | /jin²²/ |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | /jin²²/ |
| Min | Xiamen (Hokkien) | /gian²²/ /hĩ²²/ |
| Min | Fuzhou (Eastern Min) | /ŋiɛŋ²¹²/ |
| Min | Jian'ou (Northern Min) | /ŋiŋ⁴⁴/ /miŋ⁴⁴/ 俗 |
| Min | Shantou (Teochew) | /ĩ³¹/ |
| Min | Haikou (Hainanese) | /ŋi²³/ |
* Middle Chinese: ngenH
Rime :
| Character | 硯 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 疑 (31) |
| Final (韻) | 先 (85) |
| Tone (調) | Departing (H) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | IV |
| Fanqie | 吾甸切 |
| Baxter | ngenH |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /ŋen$^H$/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /ŋen$^H$/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /ŋɛn$^H$/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /ŋɛn$^H$/ |
| Li Rong | /ŋen$^H$/ |
| Wang Li | /ŋien$^H$/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /ŋien$^H$/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | yàn |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | jin$^6$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Baxter–Sagart): /*C.[ŋ]ˤe[r]-s/
    (Zhengzhang): /*ŋɡeːn/, /*ŋɡeːns/
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) :
| Character | 硯 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) | yàn |
| Middle Chinese | ‹ ngen$^H$ › |
| Old Chinese | /*C.[ŋ]ˁe[r]-s/ (< uvular) |
| English | smooth stone; inkstone |
| Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary. ||
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 硯 | 硯 |
| Reading # | 1/2 | 2/2 |
| No. | 6196 | 6197 |
| Phonetic component | 見 | 見 |
| Rime group | 元 | 元 |
| Rime subdivision | 2 | 2 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 姸 | 硯 |
| Old Chinese | /*ŋɡeːn/ | /*ŋɡeːns/ |

### Definitions

硯
* inkstone

#### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 硯 |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 硯臺 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 硯臺 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 硯臺 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chengde | 硯臺 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chifeng | 硯臺 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Hulunbuir (Hailar) | 硯臺 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Heihe | 硯臺, 墨盤兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Qiqihar | 硯臺 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 硯臺, 墨盤, 墨盤子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jiamusi | 硯臺, 墨盤 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Baicheng | 硯臺, 墨盤 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Changchun | 墨盤 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Tonghua | 墨盤 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Shenyang | 硯臺, 墨盤子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jinzhou | 硯臺, 墨盤子, 墨盤兒 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tianjin | 硯臺 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tangshan | 硯臺 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Cangzhou | 硯臺 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Baoding | 硯臺 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Shijiazhuang | 硯臺 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Lijin | 硯臺 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 硯臺 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dalian | 硯臺 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dandong | 硯臺, 墨盤 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai | 硯臺 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 墨盤子, 墨石盤子 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Qingdao | 硯臺 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Zhucheng | 硯臺 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 硯花 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Lingbao | 硯汪 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Jining | 硯臺, 硯汪兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 硯凹 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Linfen | 硯窩兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Shangqiu | 硯臺, 硯瓦 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Yuanyang | 硯臺, 硯花 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Zhengzhou | 硯臺 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xinyang | 硯瓦 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 硯臺, 硯瓦 usually coarse |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baoji | 硯臺 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Tianshui | 硯瓦 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 硯臺 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 硯臺, 墨羅子 large |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Fuyang | 硯臺, 硯瓦 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 硯臺, 硯窩, 硯瓦 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 硯臺, 硯瓦 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Dunhuang | 硯臺 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Hami | 硯臺, 硯瓦 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 硯臺, 硯瓦 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 墨盤, 墨盤兒, 硯臺 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Nanchong | 硯臺, 墨盤 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dazhou | 硯臺, 墨盤兒 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanyuan | 硯臺 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xichang | 硯臺, 墨盤 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zigong | 墨盤 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chongqing | 墨盤兒 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 硯池, 硯盤, 硯臺, 墨盤 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Yichang | 硯臺, 墨盤 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xiangyang | 硯臺, 墨盤, 硯窩 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Tianmen | 硯臺, 硯盤 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 硯臺, 墨盤 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zunyi | 硯臺 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Bijie | 硯臺 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liping | 硯碗, 墨碗 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zhaotong | 硯臺, 硯瓦 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dali | 硯臺, 硯瓦 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Kunming | 硯臺, 硯瓦, 墨盤 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mengzi | 硯瓦 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 硯池 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 硯, 墨盤 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Jishou | 硯子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Changde | 硯臺 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanzhong | 硯臺, 硯盤 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 硯臺, 墨池 large, bowl-shaped |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 硯臺 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianyungang | 硯臺, 墨海 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianshui | 硯臺 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nantong | 硯臺 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Anqing | 硯臺 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Wuhu | 硯臺 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 硯臺 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hong'an | 硯臺, 硯池 |
| Mandarin | Nanping (Yanping) | 硯瓦 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 墨硯 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 墨硯 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou) | 墨瓦 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 墨硯 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Panyu) | 墨硯 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 墨硯 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Conghua) | 墨硯 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 墨硯 |
| Cantonese | Foshan | 墨硯 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 墨面盤 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shunde) | 墨硯 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Sanshui) | 墨硯 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 墨硯 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 墨硯 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) | 墨硯 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) | 墨碗 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Doumen) | 墨硯 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Baisha) | 墨硯 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 墨硯 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 墨硯 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 墨硯 |
| Cantonese | Enping (Niujiang) | 墨硯 |
| Cantonese | Heshan (Yayao) | 墨硯 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 墨硯, 墨瓦 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 墨硯 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 墨硯 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 硯臺 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 面瓦 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 墨盤 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 墨硯盤, 硯盤, 墨硯 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua) | 墨瓦 |
| Hakka | Dongguan (Qingxi) | 墨盤 |
| Hakka | Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 墨湖 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 墨盒 |
| Hakka | Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) | 墨盤 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 墨盤 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 墨盤 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 墨盤 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 墨盤 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 墨盤 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 墨盤 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 墨盤 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 硯瓦 |
| Huizhou | Shexian | 硯瓦, 月瓦 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 硯臺, 硯瓦 |
| Jin | Pingyao | 硯瓦 |
| Jin | Yangyuan | 硯臺, 硯瓦 |
| Jin | Datong | 硯瓦 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 硯瓦 |
| Jin | Lüliang (Lishi) | 硯瓦 |
| Jin | Changzhi | 硯瓦 |
| Jin | Linhe | 硯瓦 |
| Jin | Jining | 硯臺, 硯瓦 |
| Jin | Hohhot | 硯臺, 硯瓦 |
| Jin | Erenhot | 硯臺, 硯瓦 |
| Jin | Pingshan | 硯瓦 |
| Jin | Zhangjiakou | 硯臺 |
| Jin | Handan | 硯臺, 硯盒 |
| Jin | Linzhou | 硯瓦 |
| Jin | Suide | 硯瓦兒 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 硯瓦盤 |
| Northern Min | Songxi | 硯瓦 |
| Northern Min | Zhenghe | 硯瓦盤 |
| Northern Min | Wuyishan | 硯瓦 |
| Northern Min | Pucheng (Shibei) | 硯瓦 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 硯 |
| Eastern Min | Fuqing | 硯 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 硯, 墨盤, 墨硯 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 硯, 墨硯 |
| Southern Min | Yongchun | 硯 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 硯, 墨盤, 墨硯 |
| Southern Min | Zhao'an | 墨硯 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 墨盤 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Tamsui) | 墨盤 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Sanxia) | 墨盤 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Pingxi) | 墨盤 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 墨硯, 墨盤 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung (Cijin) | 墨盤 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung (Hongmaogang, Siaogang) | 烏墨盤 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung (Dalinpu, Siaogang) | 墨盤 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung (Tianliao) | 墨盤, 墨硯 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 墨盤 |
| Southern Min | Yilan (Toucheng) | 墨盤 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 墨盤 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 墨盤 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 墨盤, 墨硯 |
| Southern Min | Tainan (Anping) | 墨盤 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 墨盤 |
| Southern Min | Kinmen | 墨硯, 硯 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 硯 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Xiyu) | 墨盤, 硯 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 烏墨盤 |
| Southern Min | Longyan | 墨盤 |
| Southern Min | Zhangping (Yongfu) | 墨盤 |
| Southern Min | Datian | 硯仔, 墨海 large |
| Southern Min | Shunchang (Pushang) | 硯 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 硯, 墨硯 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 硯, 墨硯 |
| Southern Min | Shantou (Chenghai) | 墨硯 |
| Southern Min | Nan'ao (Houzhai) | 墨硯 |
| Southern Min | Nan'ao (Yun'ao) | 墨硯 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 硯, 墨硯 |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 硯 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 硯 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Donghai, Chengxiang) | 硯 |
| Puxian Min | Fuding (Aoyao) | 墨硯 |
| Central Min | Yong'an | 墨碗 |
| Central Min | Sanming (Shaxian) | 硯瓦 |
| Shaojiang Min | Shaowu | 硯瓦, 硯碗 |
| Shaojiang Min | Guangze | 墨瓦 |
| Shaojiang Min | Jiangle | 青煙瓦 |
| Shaojiang Min | Mingxi | 墨瓦 |
| Shaojiang Min | Shunchang | 墨盤 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 墨盒 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Sanxiang) | 墨硯 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 硯瓦 |
| Waxiang | Yuanling (Shaojiwan) | 硯岩, 墨岩 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 硯臺 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 硯臺 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 硯瓦 |
| Wu | Danyang | 硯瓦臺 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 硯瓦 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 硯瓦爿, 硯墨爿 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 硯瓦 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 硯碗 |
| Wu | Jinhua (Tangxi) | 墨鑊 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 硯池, 墨硯池 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 硯池 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 硯池 |

### Compounds

* 不親筆硯 / 不亲笔砚
* 共筆硯 / 共笔砚
* 凹心硯 / 凹心砚
* 同硯 / 同砚 (tóngyàn)
* 弓硯緣 / 弓砚缘
* 松花硯 / 松花砚
* 歙硯 / 歙砚
* 洮硯 / 洮砚
* 漆砂硯 / 漆砂砚
* 澄泥硯 / 澄泥砚
* 焚硯 / 焚砚
* 石硯 / 石砚
* 硯兄 / 砚兄
* 硯友 / 砚友
* 硯右 / 砚右
* 硯史 / 砚史
* 硯席 / 砚席
* 硯弟 / 砚弟
* 硯水壺兒 / 砚水壶儿
* 硯水滴兒 / 砚水滴儿
* 硯池 / 砚池
* 硯海 / 砚海
* 硯滴 / 砚滴
* 硯瓦 / 砚瓦 (yànwǎ)
* 硯田 / 砚田
* 硯箋 / 砚笺
* 硯耕 / 砚耕
* 硯臺 / 砚台 (yàntái)
* 硯譜 / 砚谱
* 硯銘 / 砚铭
* 磨穿鐵硯 / 磨穿铁砚 (móchuāntiěyàn)
* 端硯 / 端砚 (duānyàn)
* 筆刀硯城 / 笔刀砚城
* 筆墨紙硯 / 笔墨纸砚 (bǐmòzhǐyàn)
* 紅絲硯 / 红丝砚
* 螺溪石硯 / 螺溪石砚
* 螺溪硯 / 螺溪砚
* 鐵硯磨穿 / 铁砚磨穿
* 陶硯 / 陶砚
* 龍尾硯 / 龙尾砚

## Japanese
### Kanji

(Jinmeiyō kanji)
* inkstone

#### Readings

* Go-on: げん (gen)
* Kan-on: げん (gen)
* Kan’yō-on: けん (ken)
* Kun: すずり (suzuri, 硯)

#### Compounds

* 硯海(けんかい) (kenkai)
* 硯材(けんざい) (kenzai)
* 硯池(けんち) (kenchi)
* 硯滴(けんてき) (kenteki)
* 硯田(けんでん) (kenden)
* 硯北(けんぽく) (kenpoku)
* 筆硯(ひっけん) (hikken)

### Etymology

* Kanji in this term
* 硯
* すずり Jinmeiyō
* kun'yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of 硯 – see the following entry. :
| 【すずり】 | [noun] inkstone |
(This term, 硯, is an alternative spelling of the above term.) :

## Korean
### Hanja

硯 • (yeon) (hangeul 연, revised yeon, McCune–Reischauer yŏn, Yale yen)
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## Vietnamese
### Han character

硯: Hán Nôm readings: nghiền, nghiên, nghiễn, nghẽn, khố
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#### References

* Nom Foundation