Character breakdown
Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.
How to learn 鸳绮
Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.
When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.
Words with the same characters
Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.
(bird species of China) mandarin duck (Aix galericulata); (fig.) affectionate couple; happily married couple
鸳鸯锅yuān yang guō"mandarin ducks" pot (hot pot with a divider, containing spicy soup on one side, mild soup on the other)
野鸳鸯yě yuān yāngwild mandarin duck; (derog.) illicit lovers; unorthodox couple
鸳鸯浴yuān yāng yùtaking a bath together as a couple
棒打鸳鸯bàng dǎ yuān yāng(idiom) to cruelly separate lovers (esp. by family or societal pressure); to forcibly break up a couple against their will
鸳鸯戏水yuān yāng xì shuǐlit. mandarin ducks playing in the water; fig. to make love