1. 顏

顏

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  1. 顏 is the 1543rd most frequent character.
  2. 顏 has 3 dictionary entries.
  3. 顏 appears as a character in 22 words.
  4. 顏 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
顏 => 彥, 頁
Radical :
顏 => 文 (script/literature), 厂 (cliff), 彡 (bristle/beard), 頁 (leaf)
Graphical :
顏 => 一, 丶, 乂, 厂, 彡, 一, 丿, 口, 二, 八

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Yan2 - surname Yan
  2. yan2 - color/face/countenance
  3. yan2 - Japanese variant of 顏|颜[yan2]

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 顏 (yan2): The component 彥 is pronounced as 'yan4'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 顏 (yan2): The component 厂 is pronounced as 'han3'. It has the same pinyin final.
  3. Pronunciation clue for 顏 (yan2): The component 彡 is pronounced as 'shan1'. It has the same pinyin final.
  4. Pronunciation clue for 顏 (yan2): The component 頁 is pronounced as 'ye4'. It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words:

High Frequency

颜 (顏)
颜色 (顏色)

Medium Frequency

五颜六色 (五顏六色)
容颜 (容顏)
汗颜 (汗顏)
红颜 (紅顏)
素颜 (素顏)
颜料 (顏料)
颜面 (顏面)
Decomposition Levels:
Level 1: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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