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yán · face, facial appearance

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Learn every stroke in 顏

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Character anatomy

Understand the reusable parts

The decomposition shows how the visual pieces fit together, not necessarily the character’s historical origin.

Writing notes

Shape and proportion

18Total strokes

Count each continuous pen movement once, including turns and hooks.

Left-rightCharacter structure

Keep the left side compact and leave enough room for the right side.

頁Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 顏

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Example sentences

Notice where 顏 sits in each complete thought.

Nǐ yǒu bù tóng yán sè de wài tào má?你有不同顏色的外套嗎?

Do you have this jacket in different colors?

Source: Tatoeba #1261449 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ zuì bù xǐ huān de yán sè shì?你最不喜歡的顏色是?

What's your least favorite color?

Source: Tatoeba #13543152 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ de xīn jū shì shèn mó yán sè de?你的新車是甚麼顏色的?

What color is your new car?

Source: Tatoeba #6318530 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhè shì nǐ de yán sè!這是你的顏色!

This is your color!

Source: Tatoeba #1482139 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ shòu gòu le tā de hòu yán wú chǐ.我受夠了他的厚顏無恥。

I've had quite enough of his impudence.

Source: Tatoeba #851503 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Lán sè bú shì wǒ zuì xǐ huān de yán sè.藍色不是我最喜歡的顏色。

Blue isn't my favorite color.

Source: Tatoeba #13543153 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Turn reference into recall

How to study 顏 in context

  1. Say yán, then recall the core meaning: face, facial appearance.
  2. Write all 18 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 顏 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.