艳 - yàn - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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24 strokes
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艷 (艳)

yàn

Definition

colorful
splendid
gaudy
amorous
romantic
to envy

Character Decomposition

Related words (27)

艷麗

yàn lì

gorgeous; garish and beautiful

艷冶

yàn yě

bewitching; beautiful

艷情

yàn qíng

romantic love; romance; erotic (novel etc)

nude picture

luck with women

to envy; to admire

erotic dance

beauty; glamor; voluptuousness

erotic verse

encounter with a beautiful woman; romance; affair

crimson

(lit.) beautiful as peach and prune; (fig.) radiant beauty

冶艷

yě yàn

bewitching; beautiful

冷艷

lěng yàn

cool elegant and magnificent

to burst into bloom

plaintive and beautiful; melancholy but gorgeous

妖艷

yāo yàn

pretty and flirtatious

驚艷

jīng yàn

stunning; breathtaking

濃艷

nóng yàn

(of colors) garish; rich

獵艷

liè yàn

to chase women; to express oneself in a pompous flowery style

競艷

jìng yàn

vying to be the most glamorous; each more gorgeous than the other; beauty contest

粉艷

fěn yàn

(of a woman, a flower etc) delicate colors

美艷

měi yàn

beautiful and alluring; glamorous; gorgeous

香艷

xiāng yàn

alluring; erotic; romantic

鮮艷

xiān yàn

colorful; vibrant; vivid; bright (colored); brilliance; brilliancy; gaily (colored)

brilliant red

contending for supreme beauty (esp. of flowers, scenery, painting etc); vying in beauty and glamor

Idioms (1)

濃妝艷抹

nóng zhuāng yàn mǒ

to apply makeup conspicuously (idiom); dressed to the nines and wearing makeup

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