顲 (lǎn) - Lǎn — gaunt, emaciated appearance & haggard facial features.

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顲 · lǎn

Lǎn — gaunt, emaciated appearance;

haggard facial features.

Lǎn — gaunt, emaciated appearancehaggard facial features.

Usage highlights

gaunt facehaggard appearanceemaciated lookwithered facial featurespale and gauntthin and haggard

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Usage & contexts

Examples

  • His face looked gaunt (顲顲) after the illness.
  • The portrait showed a haggard expression (顲容).
  • Years of hardship left him looking emaciated (顲瘦).

Collocations

  • gaunt face(顲面)
  • haggard appearance(顲貌)
  • emaciated look(顲形)
  • withered facial features(顲顑)
  • pale and gaunt(顲白)
  • thin and haggard(顲瘠)

Idioms

  • Face gaunt and eyes deep(顲面深目)
  • Haggard and emaciated(顲顑憔悴)
  • Bony and skeletal appearance(顲骨嶙峋)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Used in classical Chinese literature to describe physical deterioration from illness, poverty, or hardship.
  • Often appears in medical texts describing symptoms of severe malnutrition or chronic disease.
  • Considered a formal, literary term rather than common modern usage.

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