偠 (yǎo) - Graceful, elegant appearance & beautiful and slender figure.

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yǎo ｜ 11 strokes ｜ radical:

嬿一

偠 · yǎo

Graceful, elegant appearance;

beautiful and slender figure.

Graceful, elegant appearancebeautiful and slender figure.

Usage highlights

Graceful appearanceElegant and slenderBeautiful and gracefulSlender beautyElegant figureGraceful bearing

Synonyms

  • 窈— graceful, elegant
  • 婷— graceful
  • 娜— elegant, graceful

Antonyms

  • 拙— clumsy, awkward
  • 粗— coarse, rough

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • She has a graceful figure (偠姿).
  • The dancer moved with elegant grace (偠娜).
  • Ancient texts describe beautiful women as 偠绍.
  • The poem praises her slender beauty (健偠).

Collocations

  • Graceful appearance(偠姿)
  • Elegant and slender(偠娜)
  • Beautiful and graceful(偠绍)
  • Slender beauty(健偠)
  • Elegant figure(偠态)
  • Graceful bearing(偠仪)

Idioms

  • Graceful and elegant(偠绍之姿)
  • Slender and beautiful(健偠动人)
  • Elegant demeanor(偠态万千)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Appears in classical Chinese literature describing feminine beauty and grace.
  • Often used in poetic contexts to depict slender, elegant figures.
  • Rare in modern usage but preserved in classical references.

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