娥 (é) - E — beautiful & graceful

娥Tone 2

é ｜ 10 strokes ｜ radical:

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娥 · é

E — beautiful;

graceful;

refers to the legendary beauty Chang'e (嫦娥), the moon goddess.

E — beautifulgracefulrefers to the legendary beauty Chang'e (嫦娥), the

Usage highlights

Chang'edelicate eyebrowsgraceful and slenderpalace maidbeautiful womanelegant and charming

Synonyms

Antonyms

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • Chang'e is the moon goddess in Chinese mythology (嫦娥).
  • She has a graceful and elegant appearance (娥眉).
  • The dancer moved with beautiful grace (娥娜).
  • Ancient texts describe imperial consorts as 宫娥.

Collocations

  • Chang'e(嫦娥)
  • delicate eyebrows(娥眉)
  • graceful and slender(娥娜)
  • palace maid(宫娥)
  • beautiful woman(娥姣)
  • elegant and charming(娥娙)

Idioms

  • Chang'e flies to the moon(嫦娥奔月)
  • As beautiful as Chang'e(美若嫦娥)
  • Chang'e in the Moon Palace(月里嫦娥)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Strongly associated with Chang'e (嫦娥), the Chinese moon goddess of immortality and beauty.
  • In classical poetry, 娥眉 (delicate eyebrows) became a metaphor for beautiful women.
  • The character often appears in names wishing for feminine grace and beauty.

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