Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

glamorous

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “yan” becomes a different word in each tone. 艳 is the 4th tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.

Stroke Order

Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.

Common Words

  • 鲜艳xiān yànbright-colored; gaily-colored
  • 艳丽yàn lìgorgeous; garish and beautiful
  • 艳情yàn qíngromantic love; romance; erotic (novel etc)
  • 美艳měi yànbeautiful and alluring; glamorous; gorgeous
  • 光艳guāng yànbright and colorful; gorgeous

Example Sentence

花园里开满了鲜艳的花朵。Huā yuán lǐ kāi mǎn le xiān yàn de huā duǒ.The garden is full of bright, gorgeous flowers.

Huāfloweryuánland used for growing planinside开满kāi mǎnto bloom abundantlyle(completed action)鲜艳xiān yànbright-coloreddeof花朵huā duǒflower