Keyword
to prolong
- to defer
- to delay
- to postpone
- to extend
- surname
- Frequency
- #956
- Strokes
- 6
Readings
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Mnemonic
A foot on the road 㢟 stopped in its tracks 丿
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in characters
Used in vocabulary
延伸
to extend; to stretch; to expand; to spread
延续
to continue; to go on; to last
延长
to prolong; to extend; to delay
延迟
to delay; to postpone; to keep putting sth off; to procrastinate; (computing) to lag
延期
to delay; to extend; to postpone; to defer
蔓延
to spread; to extend
拖延
to delay; to put off; to procrastinate
延
to prolong; to extend; to delay
延误
to postpone (with unfortunate consequences); to take too long (to do sth); to miss (a deadline or window of opportunity)
延缓
to defer; to postpone; to put off; to retard; to slow sth down
绵延
(esp. of a mountain range) to be continuous; to stretch long and unbroken
延后
to postpone; to defer; to delay
外延
extension (semantics)
延展
to extend; to stretch out
延烧
(of fire) to continue burning; to spread; (fig.) (of a disease, controversy, issue or trend) to spread; to intensify; to gain traction
苟延残喘
(idiom) to struggle on whilst at death's door
拖延时间
to procrastinate; to stall for time; to filibuster
延寿
to prolong life; to extend lifespan
延宕
to postpone; to keep putting sth off
呼延
two-character surname Huyan
顺延
to be postponed accordingly (e.g. due to weather or other stated factors)
延安市
Yan'an, prefecture-level city in Shaanxi Province 陕西省 (ShǎnxīShěng)
迟延
to delay
延展性
ductability