俊 (jùn) - Handsome & talented
俊 · jùn
Handsome;
talented;
outstanding;
a person of exceptional ability or appearance.
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Usage highlights
handsometalented personclever and prettyoutstanding scholarheroic figurerefined and elegant
Usage & contexts
Examples
- He is a handsome young man (英俊的青年).
- She is a talented person (俊才).
- The child is clever and cute (俊俏可爱).
- They selected outstanding scholars (俊士).
Collocations
- handsome(英俊)
- talented person(俊才)
- clever and pretty(俊俏)
- outstanding scholar(俊士)
- heroic figure(俊杰)
- refined and elegant(俊雅)
Idioms
- Heroes and outstanding figures(英雄俊杰)
- Gathering of talented people(群英俊秀)
- Distinguished and elegant(俊逸出众)
- Outstanding talent(才俊非凡)
Cultural background
FAQ- In traditional Chinese culture, 俊 represents the ideal combination of physical appearance and intellectual ability.
- The character is often used in names to express parents' hope for their children to be both good-looking and talented.
- Historically associated with the concept of the 'junzi' or superior person in Confucian philosophy.