颜
HSK 2
颜 (yán): face, facial appearance
yán
face, facial appearance
Pinyin
yán
HSK Level
Level 2
Characters
1
English Meaning
face, facial appearance
How to Write 颜 (yán)
颜 is written in 15 strokes. Follow the stroke order below, drawing each highlighted stroke in turn.
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Origin of 颜
A phono-semantic compound: 页 (head) carries the meaning, and 彦 hints at the pronunciation.
What 颜 is Made Of
颜 is built from 2 components:
彦elegant
页page, sheet, leaf
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Words Using 颜
Common Chinese words that contain 颜:
颜色
yánsè
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