阿那忽

ānàhū

adjective

Meanings

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

Characters

used for 婀, graceful

Examples

HSK 5

舞台上那位演员阿那忽的，看得人入了迷。

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.

HSK 7-9

她身段阿那忽，走起路来像柳条一样。

Tā shēnduàn ānàhū, zǒu qǐ lù lái xiàng liǔtiáo yíyàng.

Her figure was willowy - she walked like a swaying willow branch.

Tips

register

Archaic and literary, seen mostly in Yuan drama and Ming-Qing fiction. 阿 here is a loan for 婀 (graceful), and 忽 acts as a grammatical particle rather than carrying meaning.

Stroke Order

阿 ā

那 nà

忽 hū