鲜艳
Old HSK 5
鲜艳 (xiānyàn) · bright
鲜艳 (xiānyàn) means “bright; brightly coloured”. It is written with 2 characters: 鲜 (fresh) + 艳 (beautiful). It is an old HSK 5 word (HSK 2.0).
How 鲜艳 is built
The characters
鲜 xiān · fresh
What 鲜 is made of
- 鱼yú — fish
- ⺈ — top shape
- 田tián — field
- 冂 — frame
- 土tǔ — earth
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 羊yáng — sheep
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 丶 — dot
- 丷ha — kwukyel
Origin hint: 鱼 gives the meaning, 羊 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
艳 yàn · beautiful
What 艳 is made of
- 丰fēng — abundant
- 三sān — three
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 二 — two strokes
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 三sān — three
- 色sè — color
- ⺈ — top shape
- 巴bā — to desire
- 巳sì — the hours from 9 to 11
Example sentences
花园里开满了鲜艳的花。Huāyuán lǐ kāi mǎn le xiānyàn de huā.The garden is full of brightly coloured flowers.
她喜欢穿颜色鲜艳的衣服。Tā xǐhuan chuān yánsè xiānyàn de yīfu.She likes to wear brightly coloured clothes.
Questions about 鲜艳
What does 鲜艳 mean?
鲜艳 (xiānyàn) means “bright; brightly coloured”.
How do you pronounce 鲜艳?
鲜艳 is pronounced xiānyàn.
Which HSK level is 鲜艳?
鲜艳 is in Old HSK 5.
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Learn 鲜艳 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 5 · Group 102: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.