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优美

yōuměi

graceful; beautiful

A swan beside a flower
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Characters in this word

优 yōu

Strokes
6
Radical
亻 — man, person
Made of
亻 man, person 尤 especially, particularly
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
More about the character 优

美 měi

Strokes
9
Radical
羊 — sheep, goat
Made of
羊 sheep, goat 大 big, great, vast, high, deep
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

Example phrases

  • 音乐很优美。 Yīnyuè hěn yōuměi. The music sounds beautiful.
  • 她舞姿优美。 Tā wǔzī yōuměi. Her dancing is graceful.
  • 这里风景优美。 Zhèlǐ fēngjǐng yōuměi. This place has lovely scenery.

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