In old novels, talented men and beautiful ladies often appear together.
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In this 'distinguished lady' sense the standard reading is yuàn, and the most common word is 名媛 (society lady, debutante). In casual speech many speakers say 名媛 with yuán; both are heard.
Left woman radical, the indexing component, naming this directly as a word about a woman, specifically a beautiful or distinguished one. Same family as 娘 and 婷.
