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胭

yān
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 (in 胭脂) rouge

Examples

HSK 7-9
她抹了点胭脂，脸颊红润有光彩。
Tā mǒ le diǎn yānzhi, liǎnjiá hóngrùn yǒu guāngcǎi.
She put on a touch of rouge, and her cheeks looked rosy and bright.
HSK 7-9
古时候的胭脂是用红花花瓣做的。
Gǔshíhou de yānzhi shì yòng hónghuā huābàn zuò de.
In old times rouge was made from the petals of safflower.

Tips

usage
胭 only appears in 胭脂 (rouge), a red cosmetic for cheeks and lips. By extension 胭脂 can also mean a deep red colour.

Components

radical
⺼ ròu
meat; flesh (radical form)
Left-side meat-flesh radical, the side form of 肉, visually like 月 but distinct. Here it links to the cheek, the part of the body rouge is applied to.
phonetic
因 yīn
cause; because
Right side 因 supplies the sound yīn, only a tone away from yān. It is purely the phonetic element here.

Stroke Order

胭 yān