Correct
焉
/ yān /
Strokes
Definition
where/how
Example
As a Pronoun
［used to refer to the person, the thing, the place］ here; this
1
Zuì
罪
mòdà
莫大
yān
焉
。
There is no greater crime than this.
2
Sān
三
rén
人
xíng
行
,
bìyǒuwǒshī
必有我师
yān
焉
。
Where there are three men walking together, one of them is bound to be able to teach me something.
As a Pronoun
how; why
3
Shājīyānyòngniúdāo
杀鸡焉用牛刀
?
Why kill a chicken with an ox cleaver?
4
Yānnéng
焉能
bù
不
qù
去
?
How could I possibly not go?
5
Bùrùhǔxué
不入虎穴
,
yāndehǔzǐ
焉得虎子
?
If we don't get into the tiger's den, how can we get hold of its cubs?—Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
As a Particle
［used at the end of a sentence for emphasis］
6
Xìng
幸
wù
勿
shěn
哂
yān
焉
。
Please don't laugh at me.
As an Adverb
only then