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title: "Xianyan Meaning: 鲜艳 (bright-colored) or 显眼 (conspicuous)?"
description: "鲜艳 (traditional 鮮豔, xiānyàn) means “bright-colored; vivid”. Not the xianyan you heard? See 显眼. Hear its tones, see what 鲜 and 艳 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/xianyan"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 鲜艳 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

鲜艳 xiānyàn

## bright-colored; vivid

## Its characters

1. 鲜 xiān bright-colored (as in 鲜艳)
2. 艳 yàn bright

## In a sentence

她穿了一件颜色鲜艳的裙子。 She wore a brightly colored dress.

围巾已经很旧了，颜色也没有以前那么**鲜艳**了。

From [1985年的信 · The letter from grandpa: a Chinese short story](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/the-letter-from-grandpa-chinese-short-story#library-word-726-728)

[More about 鲜艳](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E9%B2%9C%E8%89%B3)

## Other words said xianyan

- [显眼xiǎnyǎnconspicuous](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%98%BE%E7%9C%BC)

## More words with 鲜 or 艳

- [海鲜 hǎixiān](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/haixian)
- [鲜花 xiānhuā](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/xianhua)
- [鲜明 xiānmíng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/xianming)
- [鲜血 xiānxuè](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/xianxue)
- [新鲜 xīnxiān](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/xinxian)

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