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
优雅
yōuyǎ
elegant; graceful
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
- 她的表达十分优雅，即使反驳对方，也没有任何攻击性的措辞。 Tā de biǎodá shífēn yōuyǎ, jíshǐ fǎnbó duìfāng, yě méiyǒu rènhé gōngjīxìng de cuòcí. Her expression is very elegant; even when refuting the other side, she uses no aggressive wording.
- 她穿着一条长裙，举手投足都十分优雅。 Tā chuānzhe yī tiáo chángqún, jǔshǒu tóuzú dōu shífēn yōuyǎ. She wears a long dress, and every one of her gestures is very graceful.
- 那位舞者动作优雅，赢得了全场观众的掌声。 Nà wèi wǔzhě dòngzuò yōuyǎ, yíngdéle quánchǎng guānzhòng de zhǎngshēng. The dancer's graceful movements won applause from the whole audience.
Related words
- 优点 yōudiǎn good point; strength
- 优势 yōushì advantage
- 优良 yōuliáng excellent; fine
- 优美 yōuměi graceful; beautiful
- 优秀 yōuxiù excellent; outstanding
- 优惠 yōuhuì discount
- 优先 yōuxiān priority; first
- 优化 yōuhuà to optimize
- 优异 yōuyì excellent
- 优胜劣汰 yōushèngliètài survival of the fittest; the strong survive and the weak are eliminated
- 优越 yōuyuè superior; advantageous
- 高雅 gāoyǎ refined; elegant; tasteful