风流
fēngliú
distinguished and elegant; romantic
Characters in this word
流 liú
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 氵 — water
- Made of
- 氵 water 㐬 pennant
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 唐代诗人笔下的风流，并不只是多情，也包含才情与气度。 Tángdài shīrén bǐxià de fēngliú, bìng bù zhǐ shì duōqíng, yě bāohán cáiqíng yǔ qìdù. The elegance described by Tang poets is not merely romantic feeling; it also includes talent and bearing.
- 他是个风流倜傥的年轻诗人。 Tā shì gè fēngliú tìtǎng de niánqīng shīrén. He is a dashing and elegant young poet.
- 古代文人聚会，吟诗作画，被称为风流雅事。 Gǔdài wénrén jùhuì, yín shī zuò huà, bèi chēngwéi fēngliú yǎshì. When ancient scholars gathered to recite poems and paint, it was called an elegant pastime.