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嫣

yān
adjective

Meanings

  1. 1 lovely; sweet; charming (of a smile or color)

Examples

HSK 7-9
她回眸嫣然一笑。
Tā huímóu yānrán yíxiào.
She turned and gave a sweet, charming smile.
HSK 7-9
春日的庭院姹紫嫣红。
Chūnrì de tíngyuàn chàzǐyānhóng.
In spring the garden bursts with a riot of gorgeous color.

Tips

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').

Components

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).

Stroke Order

嫣 yān