Making Chinese characters easy to write.

Sister Sites

Five Elements Test

About•Privacy Policy•Terms of Service

DICTIONARY

Chinese Dictionary
Pinyin Index
Radical Index
HSK Dictionary
Character Compare

DICTIONARY

Chinese Dictionary
Pinyin Index
Radical Index
HSK Dictionary
Character Compare

TOOLS

Worksheet Generator
HSK Worksheets (PDF)
Pinyin Converter
Chinese Name Generator
Zodiac Calculator
HSK Level Checker
Flashcards
Dictation Practice

TOOLS

Worksheet Generator
HSK Worksheets (PDF)
Pinyin Converter
Chinese Name Generator
Zodiac Calculator
HSK Level Checker
Flashcards
Dictation Practice

LEARN

Learning Center
Blog
Chinese Stroke Rules
Chinese Idioms
Chinese Poetry
Pro Membership ✨

LEARN

Learning Center
Blog
Chinese Stroke Rules
Chinese Idioms
Chinese Poetry
Pro Membership ✨

© 2026 Hanzi Stroke. All rights reserved.

Made with♥for Chinese learners.

黯然失色 (àn rán shī sè): Meaning, Examples & Usage

By CharacterBrowse all characters A-Z

By PinyinSearch by pronunciation

By RadicalFind by radical component

HSK ListsAll HSK versions overview

HSK 2.0 — Current Exam

Practice & Study

Worksheet GeneratorCreate practice sheets for free

Learning Essentials

Home
黯然失色

黯然失色 (àn rán shī sè): Be cast into the shade — Meaning & Stroke Order

Animated Stroke Order

Stroke order SVGs for the characters in 黯然失色.

Stroke order animation for 黯然失色

Tap to check free daily limit

Practice writing 黯然失色 (àn rán shī sè) with a free printable worksheet

Download WorksheetDownload

HSK 3.0 — New Syllabus

Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Level 5 Level 6 Level 7-9

HSK WorksheetsDownload HSK 2.0 & 3.0 sheets

HSK Level CheckerCheck HSK level of any text

HSK FlashcardsSRS review for HSK vocabulary

Dictation PracticeListen and write HSK characters

Utilities

Pinyin ConverterConvert Chinese to Pinyin

Name GeneratorCreate your Chinese name

Zodiac CalculatorFind your zodiac animal

8 Basic Strokes GuideHot

Foundation of all characters

Pinyin Tones Guide

4 tones with audio examples

Chinese Handwriting Guide

Daily practice routine

HSK 3.0 Complete GuideNew

New exam format explained

HSK 1 Common Mistakes

Avoid beginner errors

Topics & Culture

Chinese Numbers 1-1000

Count like a native

Time & Dates Guide

Tell time in Chinese

Family Members Guide

30+ family terms

2026 Fire Horse YearHot

Zodiac meaning & luck

Top 100 Characters

Most frequent, free PDF

View All Blog Posts

Character Breakdown

黯然失色 consists of 4 characters.

dark, black; sullen, dreary

correct; to be so; like that

to lose; to miss; to fail

color; appearance; countenance; lust

Example Sentences with 黯然失色

No example sentences found for this word yet.

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 黯然失色.

Words with 黯

黯淡àn dàn
黯然àn rán
黯然神伤àn rán shén shāng

Words with 然

虽然……但是……suī rán ……dàn shì ……HSK 2
当然dāng ránHSK 3
然后rán hòuHSK 3
突然tū ránHSK 3
仍然réng ránHSK 4
既然jì ránHSK 4
然而rán érHSK 4
竟然jìng ránHSK 4

Words with 失

失望shī wàngHSK 4
失败shī bàiHSK 4
丢失diū shī
丧失sàng shī
失业shī yè
失事shī shì
失传shī chuán
失利shī lì

Words with 色

颜色yán sèHSK 2
景色jǐng sèHSK 4
出色chū sèHSK 5
彩色cǎi sè
本色běn sè
棕色zōng sè
气色qì sè
灰色huī sè