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Character #792 · The First 1000

yán

colouring

color; face; countenance

Strokes
1518
TraditionalSimplified
顏 颜
Poster cell
H29
01 常用词语

Common words with

  • yánsè color
  • róngyán mien
  • yánliào paint
  • yánmiàn face
  • xiàoyán smiling face
  • hòuyán shameless
02 练习纸
Character practice sheet: nine rows, each with a model box, pinyin lines and eleven practice squares
Free printable · One page

Practice writing 颜顏

Write 颜顏 in the grey model box at the start of each row and its pinyin, yán, on the lines above. Then copy it across the row, following the stroke order above.

A4 PDF US Letter PDF
Nine rows of field-grid squares, 15 mm. More about this sheet
03 千字海报
Cell H29 · 28 × 36 grid

颜顏 is #792 on The First 1000 poster.

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04 问答

Quick answers

What does 颜 mean in English?
颜 (yán) means "colouring": color; face; countenance.
How do you pronounce 颜?
颜 is pronounced yán in pinyin, with the second (rising) tone. In Zhuyin (bopomofo) it is written ㄧㄢˊ.
How many strokes does 颜 have?
The simplified form, 颜, has 15 strokes. The traditional form, 顏, has 18.
What is the traditional form of 颜?
The traditional form of 颜 is 顏. 颜 is the simplified form, used in mainland China and Singapore; 顏 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau.
What are common words with 颜?
Common words that use 颜 include 颜色 (yánsè, color), 容颜 (róngyán, mien), 颜料 (yánliào, paint), 颜面 (yánmiàn, face).
How common is 颜?
颜 is number 792 of the 1,000 most common Chinese characters, in cell H29 of The First 1000 poster.

Definitions and word glosses adapted from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Stroke data from Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License), animated with Hanzi Writer.