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容颜

róngyán

face; appearance

An elderly person holds an old photograph showing their young, clear face
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Characters in this word

容 róng

Strokes
10
Radical
宀 — roof
Made of
宀 roof 谷 valley, gorge, ravine
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
More about the character 容

颜 yán

Strokes
15
Radical
页 — page, sheet, leaf
Made of
彦 elegant 页 page, sheet, leaf
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
More about the character 颜

Example phrases

  • 影像修复让老人年轻时的容颜重新变得清晰。 Yǐngxiàng xiūfù ràng lǎorén niánqīng shí de róngyán chóngxīn biàn de qīngxī. Image restoration made the old person's youthful face clear again.
  • 岁月改变了她的容颜,却没有改变她的笑容。 Suìyuè gǎibiànle tā de róngyán, què méiyǒu gǎibiàn tā de xiàoróng. The years changed her face, but they did not change her smile.
  • 这张老照片保存着奶奶年轻时的容颜。 Zhè zhāng lǎo zhàopiàn bǎocúnzhe nǎinai niánqīng shí de róngyán. This old photo preserves grandma's face from her youth.

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