胭 meaning and stroke order
Cosmetics, rouge
How to write 胭, stroke by stroke
10 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 胭
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- rouge
- variant of 胭[yan1]
How 胭 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Flesh.
⺼ gives the meaning and 因 hints at the sound.
Radical: ⺼ (meat), shared by 176 characters on this site.
How to remember 胭
胭 is the flesh radical ⺼ (skin, body) plus 因 (yīn), which gives the sound. Picture color brushed onto the skin of your cheeks, and 因 reminds you it is read yān.
胭 almost never appears alone. It lives in the word 胭脂 (yānzhī), meaning rouge or blush, which also shows up in literature and in color names. Example: 她脸上抹了一点胭脂。(Tā liǎn shang mǒ le yìdiǎn yānzhī.) She put a little rouge on her cheeks.
Common mistake: Learners often read 胭 as yīn because of its phonetic part 因, but the correct reading is yān with a first tone. Also do not confuse it with 咽 (yān, throat), which has the mouth radical 口 instead of ⺼.
Common words with 胭
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 胭脂 | yānzhī | rouge |
Questions about 胭
How many strokes are in 胭?
胭 is written with 10 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 胭 mean?
胭 (yān) means cosmetics, rouge. A common word with it is 胭脂 (yānzhī), meaning "rouge".
How do you pronounce 胭?
胭 is pronounced yān, in the first tone (high and level).
What is the radical of 胭?
The radical of 胭 is ⺼, which carries the idea of "meat". Dictionaries list 胭 under this radical.
What is the traditional form of 胭?
The traditional form of 胭 is 臙. Traditional characters are used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau; 胭 is the simplified form used in mainland China and Singapore.
Is 胭脂 still used for modern makeup?
In everyday shopping people usually say 腮红 (sāihóng) for blush. 胭脂 sounds more traditional or literary, though it is still widely understood.
What does 胭脂色 mean?
胭脂色 (yānzhī sè) is a rouge red color, a deep pinkish red. It is used to describe clothing, flowers, or lips.