| Simplified | 淹 |
| Traditional | 淹 |
| Pinyin | yan1 |
| Pinyin | yān |
| Verb | 淹 |
| Continuous aspect | 淹 着 |
| Completive aspect | 淹 了 |
| Past aspect | 淹 过 |
| Verb | yan1 |
| Continuous aspect | yan1 zhe5 |
| Completive aspect | yan1 le5 |
| Past aspect | yan1 guo4 |
| Verb | yān |
| Continuous aspect | yān zhe |
| Completive aspect | yān le |
| Past aspect | yān guò |