颜
顏Yan2
#1,543 most
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surname Yan
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
颜 pairs 彦 yàn, which supplies the sound, with 页, a head-focused person. The head part points to the first meaning, 'forehead.' From there it grew to 'face,' then 'facial expression,' and finally 'color; countenance.'
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