颜(yán)

HSK 215 strokesTrad. 顏

surname Yan

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Character information

Pinyin
yán
Meaning
surname Yan
Strokes
15
HSK level
HSK 2
Traditional
顏

Origin & structure

Where 颜 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰彦页

In this compound, the meaning comes from 页 (head); 彦 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

彦yàn页yè

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 颜 step by step

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

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Words with 颜

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

yán颜sè色
HSK 2

color

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wǔ五yán颜liù六sè色
HSK 4

multicolored

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róng容yán颜
HSK 7-9

mien

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bó伯yán颜

Bayan (name); Bayan of the Baarin (1236-1295), Mongol Yuan general under Kh…

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hòu厚yán颜

shameless

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wán完yán颜

two-character surname Wanyan

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hàn汗yán颜

to blush with shame (literary)

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xiào笑yán颜

smiling face

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