徐艳

徐艷

XúYàn

proper noun

Meanings

1 Xu Yan (common Chinese female name)

Characters

slow; surname Xu

gorgeous; colorful

Examples

徐艳是我们医院的护士长。

Xúyàn shì wǒmen yīyuàn de hùshìzhǎng.

Xu Yan is the head nurse at our hospital.

这位教练徐艳曾是体操运动员。

Zhèwèi jiàoliàn Xúyàn céng shì tǐcāo yùndòngyuán.

This coach Xu Yan used to be a gymnast.

Tips

culture

徐 is a top-twenty Chinese surname and 艳 ("gorgeous, colorful") is a classic single-character given name for women. It appears in the set phrase 百花争艳 (bǎihuā zhēngyàn, "a hundred flowers vying in beauty"), which conveys the intended connotation.

Stroke Order

徐 xú

艳 yàn