| 砚 | yàn | ink-stone |
| 古砚 | gǔ yàn | antique ink slab; CL:台 |
| 同砚 | tóng yàn | classmate; fellow student |
| 墨砚 | mò yàn | ink slab; ink stone |
| 广砚 | Guǎng Yàn | Guangnan and Yanshan (in Yunnan) |
| 柘砚 | zhè yàn | ink slabs from a place in Shandong |
| 涤砚 | dí yàn | to wash an ink-slab; to prepare for study (idiom) |
| 焚砚 | fén yàn | to destroy one's ink-slab; to write no more because others write so much better (idiom) |
| 瓦砚 | wǎ yàn | ink stone or ink slab made from an antique palace tile |
| 砚兄 | yàn xiōng | senior fellow student |
| 砚兄砚弟 | yàn xiōng yàn dì | lit. older scholar and younger scholar; close friends (idiom) |
| 砚友 | yàn yǒu | classmate; fellow student |
| 砚室 | yàn shì | case for an ink slab |
| 砚山 | Yàn shān | Yanshan county in Wenshan Zhuang and Miao autonomous prefecture 文山壮族苗族自治州, Yunnan |
| 砚山县 | Yàn shān xiàn | Yanshan county in Wenshan Zhuang and Miao autonomous prefecture 文山壮族苗族自治州, Yunnan |
| 砚席 | yàn xí | ink slab and sitting mat; place where one studies and teaches |
| 砚弟 | yàn dì | younger fellow student |
| 砚水壶儿 | yàn shuǐ húr | water container for an ink slab |
| 砚池 | yàn chí | (concave) ink stone or ink slab |
| 砚滴 | yàn dī | small cup for adding water to an ink stone |
| 砚瓦 | yàn wǎ | ink slab |
| 砚田 | yàn tián | ink stone; writing as a livelihood |
| 砚田之食 | yàn tián zhī shí | to make a living by writing (idiom) |
| 砚盒 | yàn hé | case for an ink stone or ink slab |
| 砚石 | yàn shí | ink stone; ink slab |
| 砚耕 | yàn gēng | to live by writing |
| 砚台 | yàn tái | ink stone; ink slab; CL:方 |
| 磨穿铁砚 | mó chuān tiě yàn | to grind one's way through an ink stone; to persevere in a difficult task (idiom); to study diligently (idiom) |
| 程砚秋 | Chéng Yàn qiū | Cheng Yanqiu (1904-1958), famous Beijing opera star, second only to 梅兰芳 |
| 端砚 | Duān yàn | high-quality ink stonemade in Duanxi and Guangdong |
| 笔砚 | bǐ yàn | writing brush and ink stone |
| 辟雍砚 | pì yōng yàn | ink slab or ink stone of celadon or white porcelain with unglazed surface |
| 陶砚 | táo yàn | ink stone made of pottery |
