娥 (é): good, beautiful
娥 (é) is a Chinese character meaning “good.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 女 (semantic) and 我 (phonetic). It ranks #2620 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 娥 woman. Its radical form 女 (woman) appears in many related characters such as 女 (nǚ, woman), 奶 (nǎi, grandmother, milk), 她 (tā, she).
Definitions
- good
- beautiful
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 嫦娥 | cháng é | Chang'e, the lady in the moon (Chinese mythology) |
| 娥眉 | é méi | variant of 蛾眉 |
| 姮娥 | héng é | see 嫦娥 |
| 窦娥冤 | dòu é yuān | The Injustice to Dou E (popular drama by 關漢卿|关汉卿) |
娥 appears in 4 compound words: 25 as the first character, 50 as the last, and 25 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 娥 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Example Sentences
这位娥士穿着得体,举止优雅大方。
zhè wèi é shì chuān zhe dé tī , jǔ zhǐ yōu yǎ dà fāng .
This lady was impeccably dressed and carried herself with grace and poise.
中国准备发射嫦娥七号,前往月球南极寻找水冰
zhōng guó zhǔn bèi fā shè cháng é qī hào , qián wǎng yuè qiú nán jí xún zhǎo shuǐ bīng
China is preparing to launch Chang'e 7 to search for water ice at the Moon's south pole
中国科学家利用嫦娥六号从月球背面南极收集的月壤样品开展了系统的稀有气体同位素分析。
zhōng guó kē xué jiā lì yòng cháng é liù hào cóng yuè qiú bèi miàn nán jí shōu jí de yuè rǎng yàng pǐn kāi zhǎn le xì tǒng de xī yǒu qì tǐ tóng wèi sù fēn xī .
Chinese scientists conducted a systematic analysis of rare gas isotopes in lunar soil samples collected by the Chang'e-6 mission from the South Pole region on the far side of the Moon.
长征五号遥十四火箭安全运抵文昌航天发射场,将执行嫦娥七号发射任务
cháng zhēng wǔ hào yáo shí sì huǒ jiàn ān quán yùn dǐ wén chāng háng tiān fā shè chǎng , jiāng zhí háng cháng é qī hào fā shè rèn wù
The Long March 5 Y14 rocket has safely arrived at the Wenchang Space Launch Site, where it will carry out the Chang'e 7 launch mission.
后来,舅舅胡三元因演出事故入狱,失去了舅舅的保护,青娥成为了一名烧火丫头。
hòu lái , jiù jiù hú sān yuán yīn yǎn chū shì gù rù yù , shī qù le jiù jiù de bǎo hù , qīng é chéng wéi le yī míng shāo huǒ yā tóu .
Later, her uncle Hu Sanyuan was imprisoned following an accident during a performance, and without her uncle’s protection, Qing’e became a kitchen maid.
秦腔饱含黄土风骨与蓬勃生命力,唱戏于忆秦娥是渡人渡己的修行。
qín qiāng bǎo hán huáng tǔ fēng gǔ yǔ péng bó shēng mìng lì , chàng xì yú yì qín é shì dù rén dù jǐ de xiū háng .
Qinqiang is steeped in the spirit of the Loess Plateau and brimming with vitality; for Yi Qin'e, performing this opera is a spiritual practice that saves both others and herself.
Character Family
Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 女 (woman) component
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