艷 (jim6 | yan4) : beautiful; sexy; voluptuous

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艷

jim6

yan4

[1] beautiful; sexy; voluptuous
[2] also 艶 , 豔

Stroke count: 24

Level: 3

Radical: 色 (#139)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

艷 / 艳

This word has been viewed 6873 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 14th Jul 2009 01:28

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鮮艷 sin1 jim6 xian1 yan4 = bright colours; gaily-coloured

有事鍾無艷無事夏迎春 jau5 si6 zung1 mou4 jim6 mou4 si6 haa6 jing4 ceon1 you3 shi4 zhong1 wu2 yan4 you3 shi4 xia4 ying2 chun1 = come to me only when you need help in times of trouble

妖艷 jiu2 jim6 yao1 yan4 = gorgeous and frivolous

艷陽 jim6 joeng4 yan4 yang2 = a sunny day; bright sun, fine weather

艷花蜂 jim6 faa1 fung1 yan4 hua1 feng1 = wasp bee

艷陽天 jim6 joeng4 tin1 jan4 tang2 tian1 = bright spring day; sunny skies

艷麗 jim6 lai6 yan4 li4 = bright-coloured and beautiful; gorgeous

驚艷 ging1 jim6 jing1 yan4 = striking; breathtaking; stunning

艷情 jim6 cing4 yan4 qing2 = erotic

艷色 jim6 sik1 yan4 se4 = [adj] beauty, voluptuousness

艷福 jim6 fuk1 yan4 fu2 = man's good fortune in terms of love

艷壓群芳 jim6 aat3 kwan4 fong1 yan4 ya1 qun2 fang1 = unparalleled beauty; beauty that surpasses all the others

艷舞 jim6 mou5 yan4 wu3 = erotic dancing （also “豔舞”）

艷福不淺 jim6 fuk1 bat1 cin2 yan4 fu2 bu4 qian3 = have luck with the girls; have good fortune when it comes to love

爭奇鬥艷 zaang1 kei4 dau3 jim6 zheng1 qi2 dou4 yan4 = (of flowers, etc.) vie with each other for glamour

梅艷芳 mui4 jim6 fong1 mei2 yan4 fang1 = Anita Mui

艷遇 jim6 jyu6 yan4 yu4 = romantic encounter

艷羨 jim6 sin6 yan4 xian4 = greatly admire 國

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Decimal representation of this word: 艷
Unicode code for this character: U+8277 (off-site link)

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