Learn to Write Chinese Characters with Video Tutorials
Watch the video of writing the Chinese character "娈", learn the correct stroke order (笔顺) of the character "娈", and master the standard way of writing the character "娈".
Free Printable Handwriting Practice with Stroke Order: 娈
Printable Writing Practice Worksheet of "娈" in Portrait Orientation (Tian Zi Ge)
娈 (luán)
1. Beautiful; lovely.
- Example: 娈女 (beautiful woman); 娈童 (lovely child).
2. The character '娈' is a phonetic compound. The left part '女' suggests a relation to femininity, while the right part '羉' (luán) provides the phonetic element. The original meaning is 'to love', which has shifted to represent 'beautiful'.
3. References:
- 《广雅》: 娈, means good or beautiful.
- 《诗·邶风·泉水》: "Beautiful are those attendants."
- 《诗·邶风·静女》: "The quiet woman is beautiful, offering me a red tube." Commentary by 毛: "She possesses both quiet virtue and beautiful appearance."
4. Examples:
- 娈婉 (a beautiful appearance); 娈宠 (a man who seeks favor through beauty).