Chinese Word: 颜 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

颜 (Trad.: 顏, 顔)HSK 2

Pinyin: yán

English Definition: color; face; countenance; Japanese variant of 颜

Chinese Definition:
①面容，脸色，脸面：容颜。开颜。颜面。颜色。笑逐颜开。鹤发童颜。
②色彩：颜料。五颜六色。
③姓氏。

Total strokes: 15; Radical: 頁

Pictophonetic:彦 indicates the sound; 页 (head) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

Similar Characters: 额

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颜色HSK 2	yán sè	color; countenance; appearance; facial expression; pigment; dyestuff
五颜六色	wǔ yán liù sè	multi-colored; every color under the sun
颜料	yán liào	paint; dye; pigment
容颜	róng yán	mien; complexion
红颜	hóng yán	a beautiful woman; young beauties; youths; rosy cheeks

1		nǐ xǐ huān 你喜欢 nǎ ge 哪个 yán sè 颜色？ Which color do you like?
2		zhè 这 zhuō miàn 桌面 yán sè 颜色 yǒu diǎn 有点 qiǎn 浅。 The color of the desktop is a bit light.
3		zhè zhǒng 这种 yán sè 颜色 yǒu diǎn 有点 tài 太 dàn 淡。 This color is a bit too light.
4		wǒ 我 bù 不 tài 太 xǐ huan 喜欢 zhè ge 这个 yán sè 颜色。 I don't really like this color.
5		hǎo 好 de 的， nǐ 你 shuō 说 na zhòng 哪种 yán sè 颜色？ OK, which color do you want?

1		nǐ xǐ huān 你喜欢 nǎ ge 哪个 yán sè 颜色？ Which color do you like?
2		zhè 这 zhuō miàn 桌面 yán sè 颜色 yǒu diǎn 有点 qiǎn 浅。 The color of the desktop is a bit light.
3		zhè zhǒng 这种 yán sè 颜色 yǒu diǎn 有点 tài 太 dàn 淡。 This color is a bit too light.
4		wǒ 我 bù 不 tài 太 xǐ huan 喜欢 zhè ge 这个 yán sè 颜色。 I don't really like this color.
5		hǎo 好 de 的， nǐ 你 shuō 说 na zhòng 哪种 yán sè 颜色？ OK, which color do you want?