颜回 Traditional form: 顏回 Pinyin (reading): Yán Huí Definitions: Yan Hui (521-481 BC), disciple of Confucius, also known as Yan Yuan 顏淵/颜渊 ( Yán Yuān) Characters: 颜 - face, facial appearance 回 - to return, to turn around; a time Traditional characters: 顏 - face, facial appearance 回 - to return, to turn around; a time