嫣 (yān): lovely; sweet; charming (of a s…

Meanings

她回眸嫣然一笑。

Tā huímóu yānrán yíxiào.

She turned and gave a sweet, charming smile.

春日的庭院姹紫嫣红。

Chūnrì de tíngyuàn chàzǐyānhóng.

In spring the garden bursts with a riot of gorgeous color.

usage

Literary, met mostly in 嫣然 ('sweetly, charmingly', as in a captivating smile) and in 姹紫嫣红 ('a riot of beautiful colors').

radical

女 nǚ

woman

Woman, the radical on the left. The word describes a sweet, charming look, originally of a woman, the same family as 媚 and 妩.

phonetic

焉 yān

thereupon; phonetic

Supplies the sound yān with an exact match. It is purely phonetic here; the same element appears in 蔫 (wilted).

嫣 yān