延

yán

delay, postpone, defer

How to write 延, stroke by stroke

surname Yan; to prolong; to extend; to delay

Ideographic: A foot on the road 㢟 stopped in its tracks 丿

Made of 丿 + 㢟

拖延tuō yánto delay; to put off; to procrastinate
蔓延màn yánto extend; to spread
延长yán chángto prolong; to extend; to delay
延续yán xùto continue; to go on; to last
延迟yán chíto delay; to postpone; to keep putting sth off; to procrastinate; (computing) to lag
延伸yán shēnto extend; to spread
延期yán qīto delay; to extend; to postpone; to defer
延误yán wùto postpone (with unfortunate consequences); to take too long (to do sth); to miss (a deadline or window of opportunity)
延后yán hòuto postpone; to defer; to delay
绵延mián yán(esp. of a mountain range) to be continuous; to stretch long and unbroken
延缓yán huǎnto defer; to postpone; to put off; to retard; to slow sth down
拖延时间tuō yán shí jiānto procrastinate; to stall for time; to filibuster

我想延长这里的住宿多几天。
wǒ xiǎng yán cháng zhè lǐ de zhù sù duō jǐ tiān 。
I want to extend my stay here for a few more days.
由于天气变差，出发延迟了。
yóu yú tiān qì biàn chà ， chū fā yán chí le 。
With the weather getting worse, the departure was put off.
火势以扇形迅速蔓延。
huǒ shì yǐ shàn xíng xùn sù màn yán 。
The fire spread out in a fan-shape.
运动会要延期举行。
yùn dòng huì yào yán qī jǔ xíng 。
The athletic meeting will be put off.
由于天气恶劣，飞机延误了。
yóu yú tiān qì è liè ， fēi jī yán wù le 。
Due to bad weather, the plane was late.