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妩

嫵
wǔ
adjective

Meanings

  1. 1 (in 妩媚) charming; lovely; enchanting

Examples

她的笑容格外妩媚。
Tā de xiàoróng géwài wǔmèi.
Her smile is especially charming.
月光下，柳树显得柔软妩媚。
Yuèguāng xià, liǔshù xiǎnde róuruǎn wǔmèi.
Under the moonlight the willows looked soft and enchanting.

Tips

usage
Bound; it lives in 妩媚 ('charming, enchanting'), describing a soft, alluring grace, usually of a woman or of scenery. It does not stand alone in modern Chinese.

Components

radical
女 nǚ
woman
Woman, the radical on the left. It anchors the word in feminine charm and beauty, the same family as 媚 (alluring) and 娇 (delicate).
phonetic
无 wú
without; phonetic
Supplies the sound; wú shifts slightly to wǔ. The traditional form writes a fuller right side; the simplified side uses the shorter 无.

Stroke Order

妩 wǔ