(yán)

7 strokes

beautiful

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
yán
Meaning
beautiful
Strokes
7
HSK level
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿰女开

A woman 女 who appears forward or open 开

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write step by step

7 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with

Common words using — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

contending for supreme beauty (esp. of flowers, scenery, painting etc)

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Related characters

From ’s common words

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