颜 (顏)
yán
Pinyin

Definition

颜 (顏)
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yán
  1. color
  2. face
  3. countenance
颜 (顏)
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Yán
  1. surname Yan
颜 (顔)
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yán
  1. Japanese variant of 顏|颜[yán]

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

颜
Yán
  1. 1 surname Yan
颜色
yán sè
  1. 1 color
  2. 2 countenance
  3. 3 appearance
  4. 4 facial expression
  5. 5 pigment
  6. 6 dyestuff
五颜六色
wǔ yán liù sè
  1. 1 multi-colored
  2. 2 every color under the sun
容颜
róng yán
  1. 1 mien
  2. 2 complexion
强颜欢笑
qiǎng yán huān xiào
  1. 1 to pretend to look happy
  2. 2 to force oneself to smile

Idioms (9)

喜笑颜开
xǐ xiào yán kāi
  1. 1 grinning from ear to ear (idiom)
  2. 2 beaming with happiness
奴颜婢膝
nú yán bì xī
  1. 1 servile and bending the knee (idiom); fawning
  2. 2 bending and scraping to curry favor
正颜厉色
zhèng yán lì sè
  1. 1 solemn in countenance (idiom); strict and unsmiling
无颜见江东父老
wú yán jiàn Jiāng dōng fù lǎo
  1. 1 (idiom) to be unable to return to one's hometown due to the shame of failure (originally referred to Xiang Yu 項羽|项羽[Xiàng Yǔ], who chose not to retreat to Jiangdong after his humiliating defeat)
皓首苍颜
hào shǒu cāng yán
  1. 1 white hair and gray sunken cheeks (idiom); decrepit old age

Sample Sentences

这两个颜色天差地别。
zhè liǎng ge yánsè tiānchādìbié 。
These two colors are totally different.
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动物在不同的自然环境中，为了生存它们会慢慢透过繁殖、变异而演化出形形色色功能不同的颜色，而这些颜色是由自然选择决定的。
dòngwù zài bùtóng de zìrán huánjìng zhōng ，wèile shēngcún tāmen huì mànmàn tòuguò fánzhí 、biànyì ér yǎnhuà chū xíngxíngsèsè gōngnéng bùtóng de yánsè ，ér zhèxiē yánsè shì yóu zìránxuǎnzé juédìng de 。
Animals living in different natural environments will mutate and evolve into having a variety of functions and different colors for their survival. These mutations are based on natural selection.
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枯叶蝶伪装成叶子、变色龙改变自己的颜色都是为了躲避天敌、保护自己。
kūyèdié wěizhuāng chéng yèzi 、biànsèlóng gǎibiàn zìjǐ de yánsè dōu shì wèile duǒbì tiāndí 、bǎohù zìjǐ 。
Orange Oakleaves mask as leaves and chameleons change their skin color in order to avoid predators and to protect themselves.
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再比如变色龙，它是蜥蜴的一种，“蜥”如其名，它会随着周遭的环境改变自身的颜色。
zài bǐrú biànsèlóng ，tā shì xīyì de yīzhǒng ，“xī ”rú qí míng ，tā huì suízhe zhōuzāo de huánjìng gǎibiàn zìshēn de yánsè 。
Another example could be the chameleon. It is a type of lizard. Just as its name, it will change its skin color based on its surrounding environment.
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比如枯叶蝶顾名思义，它的颜色和形状就像一片枯叶一样，所以当它停在树枝上时，乍看之下就跟普通的叶子一样。
bǐrú kūyèdié gùmíngsīyì ，tā de yánsè hé xíngzhuàng jiù xiàng yī piàn kūyè yīyàng ，suǒyǐ dāng tā tíng zài shùzhī shàng shí ，zhàkànzhīxià jiù gēn pǔtōng de yèzi yīyàng 。
For example, the Orange Oakleaf, as evident from its name, has wings that are of the colors of a dead leaf. So when it lands on a branch, it looks exactly like a normal leaf at a glance.
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而这一类被用来融入环境，避开捕食者视线的颜色就称为保护色。
ér zhè yī lèi bèi yònglái róngrù huánjìng ，bìkāi bǔshízhě shìxiàn de yánsè jiù chēngwéi bǎohùsè 。
And these types of skin colors that are used to blend into the environment or to avoid predators are called a camouflage. 
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但动物身上颜色的形成常常不只是因为一朵花、一株草或一棵树，而是整个自然环境。
dàn dòngwù shēnshang yánsè de xíngchéng chángcháng bù zhǐshì yīnwèi yī duǒ huā 、yī zhū cǎo huò yī kē shù ，érshì zhěnggè zìrán huánjìng 。
However, the camouflage is usually not just a flower, a bead of grass, or a tree, it is often the entire environment.
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怎么会苦巴巴呢？书中自有黄金屋，书中自有颜如玉呀。
zěnme huì ne ？shū zhōng zìyǒu huángjīnwū ，shū zhōng zìyǒu Yán rú yù ya 。
How can you feel pathetic? Gold and beauty can be found in books.
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这不是我最爱的汝窑瓷吗？汝窑瓷的颜色如美玉一般，安静、典雅，家里有几个仿宋朝汝窑瓷的茶杯，我家人都爱不释手呢！
zhè búshi wǒ zuì ài de rǔyáo cí ma ？rǔyáo cí de yánsè rú měiyù yībān ，ānjìng 、diǎnyǎ ，jiālǐ yǒu jǐge fǎng Sòngcháo rǔyáo cí de chábēi ，wǒ jiārén dōu àibùshìshǒu ne ！
Isn't this my favourite, Ru Ware pottery? The colors of Ru Ware pottery are similar to jade, quiet, elegant. I've got a few faux Song Dynasty Ru Ware teacups, and my family really love them!
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釉彩的颜色是可以千变万化的，根据不同的金属氧化物呈现不同的色彩，我们先来看看这边的陶瓷展品。
yòucǎi de yánsè shì kěyǐ qiānbiànwànhuà de ，gēnjù bùtóng de jīnshǔ yǎnghuàwù chéngxiàn bùtóng de sècǎi ，wǒmen xiān lái kànkan zhèbiān de táocí zhǎnpǐn 。
The colors of the glazes have countless permutations, displaying different colors according to different metallic oxides. Let's first take a look at these pottery exhibits.
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