焦黄

焦黃

jiāohuáng

adjective #34,311

Meanings

1 sallow yellow; yellow and withered
2 scorched yellow (e.g. of toast, paper, leaves)

Characters

scorched; burnt

Examples

他长期生病，脸色焦黄。

Tā chángqī shēngbìng, liǎnsè jiāohuáng.

He has been sick for a long time, and his face is sallow.

煎到两面焦黄就可以出锅了。

Jiān dào liǎngmiàn jiāohuáng jiù kěyǐ chū guō le.

Once both sides are golden-brown, you can take it out of the pan.

Tips

usage

Two registers: describing food/leaves it means appetizingly 'golden-brown' or autumnal 'parched'; describing a face it means sickly 'sallow' (面色焦黄). The 焦 element ('scorched') gives it the burnt edge that plain 黄 lacks.

Stroke Order

焦 jiāo

黄 huáng