飘逸

飄逸
piāoyì
adjective #20,602

Meanings

  1. 1 graceful
  2. 2 elegant
  3. 3 ethereal
  4. 4 flowing freely (of movement, writing, or style)

Examples

Tā de wǔzī piāoyì yōuměi, lìng rén zháomí.
Her dance movements are graceful and beautiful, utterly captivating.
Wáng Xīzhī de shūfǎ piāoyì sǎtuō, jǔ shì gōngrèn.
Wang Xizhi's calligraphy is universally recognized as ethereal and free-spirited.

Tips

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飘逸 is literary and evocative — used to describe flowing robes, graceful calligraphy, elegant bearing, or an otherworldly quality. It often carries a sense of effortlessness and transcendence, as if the subject is lightly floating above the mundane.

Stroke Order

piāo