yǎn
黡
black mole; nevus
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
black mole (on skin); pigmented nevus; dark beauty mark
literaryLiterary and technical term for a dark pigmented spot on the skin. Commonly used in traditional physiognomy and medical contexts.
Xiàng相
shū书
shàng上
shuō说
，
méi眉
zhōng中
yǒu有
yǎn黶
zhě者
zhǔ主
guì贵
。
Physiognomy books state that those with a mole between the eyebrows are destined for nobility.
Lǎo老
rén人
é额
jiǎo角
yǒu有
yī一
gè个
hēi黑
sè色
de的
yǎn黶
。
The old man has a black mole on his temple.
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Zhè这
zhǒng种
yǎn黶
zài在
yī医
xué学
shàng上
chēng称
wéi为
sè色
sù素
zhì痣
。
This type of mole is medically referred to as a pigmented nevus.