| 顏 | 881B15 60S.80-3 | 部居  | 畫數 18 | ㄧㄢˊ [yan2] | ||
| N. | (1) A surname. (2) Facial appearance, countenance: 容顏 ditto; 朱顏 usu. refers to painted ladies; 紅顏薄命 tragic end of beauties; 童顏鶴髮 (old man) with white hair and ruddy complexion; 和顏悅色 cheerful, amiable manners. (3) "Face" as signifying "honor": 顏面 [yan2mian4]↓; 顏厚 shameless, thick-skinned. (4) Color: 顏色，顏料 [yan2shai0], [yan2liao4]↓; 駐顏有術 skilled in making oneself look youthful. | |||||
| V.t. | (LL) to give name to hall or residence by writing it on a tablet: 顏其室. | |||||
| Words | 1. 顏料 [yan2liao4], n., dye, dyestuff, pigment, coloring material. 2. 顏面 [yan2mian4], n., "face" as honor: 顏面攸關 has to do with one's face or social status. 3. 顏色（兒） [yan2shai0]([er0]) (re. pr. ([se4]), n., (1) color, coloring material; (2) countenance, facial expression: 看人的顏色 watch for s.o.'s countenance (pleasure or displeasure). | |||||