阿那忽

ānàhū
adjective

Meanings

  1. 1 graceful and slender (of a figure)
  2. 2 lithe
  3. 3 willowy

Examples

Tā shēnduàn ānàhū, zǒu qǐ lù lái xiàng liǔtiáo yíyàng.
Her figure was willowy — she walked like a swaying willow branch.
Wǔtái shàng nà wèi yǎnyuán ānàhū de, kàn de rén rù le mí.
The performer on stage was so graceful and lithe it was spellbinding.

Tips

register
Archaic and literary — you'll see it mostly in Yuan drama and Ming-Qing fiction. here is a loan for (graceful), and acts as a grammatical particle rather than carrying meaning.

Stroke Order

ā