高 gāo
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 高 — tall, lofty
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
高雅
gāoyǎ
refined; elegant; tasteful
Characters in this word
雅 yǎ
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 隹 — short-tailed bird
- Made of
- 牙 tooth, molar 隹 short-tailed bird
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 这场音乐会试图表现高雅情趣，却因为过度炫技而失去了真诚。 Zhè chǎng yīnyuèhuì shìtú biǎoxiàn gāoyǎ qíngqù, què yīnwèi guòdù xuànjì ér shīqù le zhēnchéng. This concert tried to display refined taste, but lost its sincerity through excessive technical showmanship.
- 这家茶馆布置得很高雅，让人感到很安静。 Zhè jiā cháguǎn bùzhì de hěn gāoyǎ, ràng rén gǎndào hěn ānjìng. This teahouse is tastefully decorated and makes people feel very calm.
- 她言谈举止都很高雅，大家都喜欢和她聊天。 Tā yántán jǔzhǐ dōu hěn gāoyǎ, dàjiā dōu xǐhuan hé tā liáotiān. Her speech and manners are both refined, and everyone enjoys chatting with her.