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yàn

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yàn Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
yàn | yan4
English translation
variant of yàn
> yàn [yàn]
colorful
splendid
gaudy
amorous
romantic
to envy
old variant of yàn
beautiful, glamorous, sexy, voluptuous

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About yàn

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Number of strokes

10

Traditional form

yàn

Contains the radical

Part of speech

Adjective / 形容词 xíng róng cí Xíngróng cí

Learning hint

Lush  fēng and sexy 

Etymology of yàn

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

丰色

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Example sentences using yàn

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苍茫 cāng máng 辽阔 liáokuò de 景色 jǐngsè 染上 rǎn shàng le 一片瑰丽 guī lì 浓艳 nóng yàn de 金黄色 jīn huáng sè .

The tremendous spaciousness of it was glowing with rich gold.

shì 如此 rú cǐ 鲜艳夺目,不禁 bùjīn 打了个愣怔,连忙 liánmáng 眼睛 yǎnjing 转向 zhuǎn xiàng 别处 bié chù .

She was so striking that I had to avert my somewhat startled eyes.

卫兵 wèi bīng chuī shào , 舞动 wǔ dòng 鲜艳 xiānyàn de 绿.

The guard blew his whistle, waved his bright green flag.

ā , é ,鲜艳 xiānyàn de 面颊 miàn jiá .

And on that cheek and o'er that brow.

zhè shì 一种 yī zhǒng 非常 fēicháng 鲜艳 xiānyàn de 黄色 huáng sè , dàn nín 穿 chuān zài 身上 shēn shang kān 起来 qǐlai zhēn Shuài .

It's very bright yellow, but looks terrific on you.

Words with yàn

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
yàn colorful yàn
鲜艳 xiānyàn bright-colored鮮艷
美艳 měi yàn glamorous美艷
艳丽 yàn lì gorgeous艷麗
娇艳 jiāo yàn tender and beautiful嬌豔
妖艳 yāo yàn pretty and flirtatious妖艷
香艳 xiāng yàn alluring香艷
冷艳 lěng yàn cool and elegant冷艷
艳羡 yàn xiàn to envy艷羨
浓妆艳抹 nóng zhuāng yàn mǒ to apply makeup conspicuously (idiom)濃妝艷抹
艳福 yàn fú luck with women艷福
艳阳天 yàn yáng tiān bright sunny day豔陽天
浓艳 nóng yàn rich濃艷
吐艳 tǔ yàn to burst into bloom吐艷
红艳艳 hóng yàn yàn brilliant red紅艷艷
艳照 yàn zhào nude picture艷照
猎艳 liè yàn to chase women獵艷
艳情 yàn qíng romance艷情
竞艳 jìng yàn beauty contest競艷

yàn Decomposition & Compounds

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yàn Decomposition

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yàn Compounds

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