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红颜
紅顏
hóngyán
1. a beautiful woman
2. young beauties
3. youths
4. rosy cheeks
Uncommon • Top 62%

Character Breakdown

红
hóng
red, vermillion; to blush, to flush; popular
HSK 2 6 丶
颜
yán
face, facial appearance
HSK 2 15 丶

Compound Words (3)

红颜知己
hóngyánzhījǐ
close female friend
红颜祸水
hóngyánhuòshuǐ
femme fatale
红颜薄命
hóngyánbómìng
beautiful women suffer unhappy fates (idiom)

Metadata

Category
Chinese
Word Frequency Rank
51,896 of 84,292