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艳

yàn
HSK 5

“Bright” in Chinese is 艳 (yàn).

Other characters with the syllable yan: see all 24 →

Meaning

  • bright; fresh and attractive; glamorous
  • bound formamorous; romantic
  • variant of 豔|艳[yan4]
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  • old variant of 豔|艳[yan4]
  • (literary) to admire; to envy

Example

他看见色彩鲜艳的鸟、花朵和树叶。

He saw brightly-colored birds, flowers and leaves.

From 鲜艳 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Stroke Order

10 strokes

Words containing 艳

鲜艳xiānyànbright-colored; gaily-coloredHSK 5艳丽yànlìgorgeousHSK 7-9

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