妖艳
yāo​yàn

seductive

妖 yāo, jiǎo strange

Phonosemantic compound. 女 represents the meaning and 夭 represents the sound.

Components

女
女 Meaning component
nǚ, nü woman
夭
夭 Sound component
yāo, wò, wāi die young

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Three Kingdoms (Cao Wei) 222-280 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangqrow
Unicodeqyɛu

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica

艳 yàn beautiful Simplified

Lush 丰 and sexy 色

Components

丰
丰 Meaning component
fēng luxuriant
色
色 Meaning component
sè color

Component uses

Sound (0 of 1 verified)

滟

Meaning (0 of 1 verified)

滟

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

艷 yàn beautiful Traditional

Lush 豐 and sexy 色

Components

豐
豐 Meaning component
abundant
色
色 Meaning component
sè color

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhanglams

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang