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yàn

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yàn Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
yàn | yan4
English translation
beautiful, plump, voluptuous

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About yàn

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Number of strokes

28

Traditional form

yàn

Contains the radical

dòu

Part of speech

Non-morpheme / 非语素字 Fēi yǔsù zì

Learning hint

lush

Etymology of yàn

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

豐盍

Semantic compound

Phonetic compound

fēng

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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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