哀艳 in English ai1 yan4 Meaning

Meanings

  • plaintive and beautiful
  • melancholy but gorgeous

Simplified Characters

哀 艳

Traditional Characters

哀 艷

Pinyin

ai1 yan4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

哀ai1Ai (c. 2000 BC), sixth of legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝[Yan2 di4] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shen2 nong2] Farmer God, also known as Li 釐|厘[Li2] 艳yan4variant of 艷|艳[yan4]