硯〔砚〕 jin⁶ {yàn}

ink-stone

硯池〔砚-〕 jin⁶ ci⁴ {yàn chí}

(concave) ink stone or ink slab

硯弟〔砚-〕 jin⁶ dai⁶ {yàn dì}

younger fellow student

硯滴〔砚-〕 jin⁶ dik⁶ {yàn dī}

small cup for adding water to an ink stone

硯耕〔砚-〕 jin⁶ gaang¹ {yàn gēng}

to live by writing

硯盒〔砚-〕 jin⁶ hap⁶ {yàn hé}

case for an ink stone or ink slab

硯兄〔砚-〕 jin⁶ hing¹ {yàn xiōng}

senior fellow student

硯友〔砚-〕 jin⁶ jau⁵ {yàn yǒu}

1. classmate
2. fellow student

硯瓦〔砚-〕 jin⁶ ngaa⁵ {yàn wǎ}

ink slab

硯山〔砚-〕 jin⁶ saan¹ {Yàn shān}

Yanshan county in Wenshan Zhuang and Miao autonomous prefecture 文山壯族苗族自治州, Yunnan

硯室〔砚-〕 jin⁶ sat¹ {yàn shì}

case for an ink slab

硯石〔砚-〕 jin⁶ sek⁶ {yàn shí}

1. ink stone
2. ink slab

硯田〔砚-〕 jin⁶ tin⁴ {yàn tián}

1. ink stone
2. writing as a livelihood

硯臺〔砚台〕 jin⁶ toi⁴ {yàn tái}

1. ink stone
2. ink slab
3. CL: 方

硯席〔砚-〕 jin⁶ zik⁶ {yàn xí}

1. ink slab and sitting mat
2. place where one studies and teaches

硯山縣〔砚-县〕 jin⁶ saan¹ jyun⁶ {Yàn shān xiàn}

Yanshan county in Wenshan Zhuang and Miao autonomous prefecture 文山壯族苗族自治州, Yunnan

硯水壺兒〔砚-壶儿〕 jin⁶ seoi² wu² ji⁴ {yàn shuǐ hú r}

water container for an ink slab

硯田之食〔砚---〕 jin⁶ tin⁴ zi¹ sik⁶ {yàn tián zhī shí}

to make a living by writing (idiom)