Chinese Word: 艷 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

艷 (Simplified: 艳)HSK 5

Pinyin: yàn

English Definition: colorful; splendid; gaudy; amorous; romantic; to envy

Chinese Definition:
①色彩鲜明：艳丽。艳冶。鲜艳。娇艳。百花争艳。
②羡慕：艳羡。
③旧时指关于爱情方面的：艳事。艳诗。艳史。
④美丽，亦指美女：“吴娃与越艳，窈窕夸铅红。”

Antonyms: 素

Total strokes: 24; Radical: 色

Ideographic:Lush 豐 and sexy 色

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 豐 [ fēng ] abundant, lush, bountiful, plenty
- 色 [ sè ] color, tint, hue, shade; beauty, form; sex

	艷麗	yàn lì	gorgeous; garish and beautiful
	艷羨	yàn xiàn	to envy; to admire

1		yān huā 烟花 biǎo yǎn 表演 fēi cháng 非常 jīng yàn 惊艳。 The fireworks display was absolutely stunning.
2		nà 那 liàng chē 辆车 de 的 yán sè 颜色 hěn 很 xiān yàn 鲜艳。 The color of that car is very bright.
3		chūn tiān lái le 春天来了， huā yuán lǐ 花园里 bǎi huā zhēng yàn 百花争艳。 Spring has arrived, and the garden is full of flowers.
4		zhè 这 fú 幅 huà 画 de 的 sè cǎi 色彩 fēi cháng 非常 xiān yàn 鲜艳。 The colors in this painting are very bright.
5		zhè 这 jiàn 件 máo yī 毛衣 de 的 hóng sè 红色 tè bié 特别 xiān yàn 鲜艳。 The red color of this sweater is particularly bright.

1		yān huā 烟花 biǎo yǎn 表演 fēi cháng 非常 jīng yàn 惊艳。 The fireworks display was absolutely stunning.
2		nà 那 liàng chē 辆车 de 的 yán sè 颜色 hěn 很 xiān yàn 鲜艳。 The color of that car is very bright.
3		chūn tiān lái le 春天来了， huā yuán lǐ 花园里 bǎi huā zhēng yàn 百花争艳。 Spring has arrived, and the garden is full of flowers.
4		zhè 这 fú 幅 huà 画 de 的 sè cǎi 色彩 fēi cháng 非常 xiān yàn 鲜艳。 The colors in this painting are very bright.
5		zhè 这 jiàn 件 máo yī 毛衣 de 的 hóng sè 红色 tè bié 特别 xiān yàn 鲜艳。 The red color of this sweater is particularly bright.