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红颜 (hóng yán): Beautiful woman (noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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红颜 consists of 2 characters.

红 • hóng • red • HSK 2.0 L2

HSK 2

hóng红

red

颜 • yán • face, countenance, appearance

yán颜

face, countenance, appearance

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Pinyinhóng yán

Meaningbeautiful woman; (lit.) rosy cheeks

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Syntaxnoun

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Example Sentences with 红颜

Tā她

céng曾

shì是

hóng红

yán颜

，

rú如

jīn今

yǐ已

bái白

fà发

cāng苍

cāng苍

。

She was once a beauty, now her hair is gray.

Hóng红

yán颜

bó薄

mìng命

，

lìng令

rén人

tàn叹

xī息

。

A beautiful woman often has an unfortunate fate, which makes people sigh.

Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 红颜.

Words with 红

红色hóng sèred (color)
红茶hóng cháblack tea
红绿灯hóng-lǜ dēngtraffic light; traffic signal
红包hóng bāomoney wrapped in red as a gift
西红柿xī hóng shìtomato
分红fēn hóngshare out bonus; draw/receive dividends
朱红zhū hóngVermilion / cinnabar red
眼红yǎn hóngenvious / green-eyed

Words with 颜

颜色yán sècolour
五颜六色wǔ yán liù sèmulticolored
容颜róng yánAppearance / Looks
颜冉yán rǎnYan Hui and Ran You (two disciples of Confucius)
颜料

yán liào

paint; pigment

颜面yán miànface, dignity, reputation