娟 (juān): beautiful, graceful
娟 (juān) is a Chinese character meaning “beautiful.” Outside the HSK 3.0 syllabus (CLEC 2022), it is composed of 女 (semantic) and 肙 (phonetic). It ranks #4235 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 娟 woman. Its radical form 女 (woman) appears in many related characters such as 女 (nǚ, woman), 她 (tā, she), 好 (hǎo, good).
Definitions
- beautiful
- graceful
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 娟秀adjective | juān xiù | beautiful |
| 郑幸娟 | zhèng xìng juān | Zheng Xingjuan (1989–), Chinese female high jumper |
| 婵娟 | chán juān | (literary) beautiful woman |
娟 appears in 3 compound words: 33 as the first character, 67 as the last, and 0 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Example Sentences
继邓丽娟夺金之后,湖南黄金队再添一枚金牌,成为本站赛事最大赢家。
jì dèng lì juān duó jīn zhī hòu , hú nán huáng jīn duì zài tiān yī méi jīn pái , chéng wéi běn zhàn sài shì zuì dà yíng jiā .
Following Deng Lijuan’s gold medal win, the Hunan Gold Team added another gold medal, making it the biggest winner of this event.
曾经的缝纫女工陈利娟便是这套培育体系的受益者。
céng jīng de féng 纫 nǚ gōng chén lì juān biàn shì zhè tào péi yù tǐ xì de shòu yì zhě .
Chen Lijuan, a former sewing factory worker, is one of the beneficiaries of this training system.
台南艺术大学扬琴教师林佩娟说,深厚的传统文化是民乐创作的灵感宝库。
tái nán yì shù dà xué yáng qín jiào shī lín pèi juān shuō , shēn hòu de chuán tǒng wén huà shì mín lè chuàng zuò de líng gǎn bǎo kù .
Lin Pei-juan, a yangqin instructor at Tainan National University of the Arts, said that a rich traditional culture serves as a treasure trove of inspiration for the creation of folk music.
陈娟玲坦言,喜马拉雅山脉太大、资源太丰富、也太深厚了,《幻山》只是掀开了一角。
chén juān líng tǎn yán , xǐ mǎ lā yǎ shān mài tài dà , zī yuán tài fēng fù , yě tài shēn hòu le , huàn shān zhī shì xiān kāi le yī jiǎo .
Chen Juanling admitted that the Himalayas are simply too vast, too rich in resources, and too profound—*Phantom Mountain* has merely scratched the surface.
中国气象局国家气候中心首席预报员陈丽娟建议,出门前看好气象预警信号。
zhōng guó qì xiàng jú guó jiā qì hòu zhōng xīn shǒu xí yù bào yuán chén lì juān jiàn yì , chū mén qián kàn hǎo qì xiàng yù jǐng xìn hào .
Chen Lijuan, chief forecaster at the National Climate Center of the China Meteorological Administration, recommends checking weather warnings before heading out.
Character Family
Homophones — Characters pronounced juān
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