娴熟

嫻熟

xiánshú

adjective #23,469

Meanings

1 adept
2 skilled
3 proficient
4 practiced

Characters

graceful; skilled; refined

ripe; cooked; skilled; familiar

Examples

她娴熟地弹奏着钢琴曲。

Tā xiánshú de tánzòuzhe gāngqíng qū.

She played the piano piece with practiced skill.

他的中文说得非常娴熟。

Tā de Zhōngwén shuō de fēicháng xiánshú.

His Chinese is spoken with great proficiency.

Tips

memory

娴 contains the woman radical (女) and suggests elegance through practice — like a lady refined by long training. 熟 means 'cooked/ripe,' implying something fully developed. Together: refined mastery.

Stroke Order

娴 xián

熟 shú