倩 (qiàn): pretty, winsome, to ask for sb's help
倩 (qiàn) is a Chinese character meaning “pretty.” Outside the HSK 3.0 syllabus (CLEC 2022), it is composed of 亻 (structural) and 青 (structural). It ranks #4192 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 倩 a young 青 person 亻; 青 also provides the pronunciation. Its radical form 亻 (person) appears in many related characters such as 人 (rén, person), 你 (nǐ, you), 他 (tā, he).
Definitions
- pretty
- winsome
- to ask for sb's help
Etymology & Origin
ideographicA young 青 person 亻; 青 also provides the pronunciation
Decomposition: ⿰亻青 (layout: left-right)
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 倩影noun | qiàn yǐng | beautiful image of a woman |
| 倩碧 | qiàn bì | Clinique (brand) |
| 欧阳予倩 | ōu yáng yú qiàn | Ouyang Yuqian (1889-1962), Chinese actor |
| 倩装 | qiàn zhuāng | beautiful attire |
| 郭茂倩 | guō mào qiàn | Guo Maoqian (11th century), Song dynasty editor of the Collection of Yuefu Songs and Ballads 樂府詩集|乐府诗集[Yue4 fu3 Shi1 ... |
倩 appears in 5 compound words: 60 as the first character, 40 as the last, and 0 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Example Sentences
主办方 供图 《倩影》采用“王祖贤授权AI形象出演、苏柏丽配音”的方式完成。
zhǔ bàn fāng gōng tú qiàn yǐng cǎi yòng wáng zǔ xián shòu quán A I xíng xiàng chū yǎn , sū bǎi lì pèi yīn de fāng shì wán chéng .
Photo courtesy of the organizers. *Graceful Silhouette* was produced using “an AI character authorized by Joey Wang, with voice acting by Su Boli.”
罗倩倩介绍,唐末永乐镇已建有吕公祠,也就是永乐宫的源头。
luó qiàn qiàn jiè shào , táng mò yǒng lè zhèn yǐ jiàn yǒu lǚ gōng cí , yě jiù shì yǒng lè gōng de yuán tóu .
Luo Qianqian explained that by the end of the Tang Dynasty, a Lu Gong Shrine had already been built in Yongle Town, which served as the origin of Yongle Palace.
郑贵有步履从容、稳步前行,顺利将火种传递给第四棒火炬手李倩。
zhèng guì yǒu bù lǚ cóng róng , wěn bù qián xíng , shùn lì jiāng huǒ zhǒng chuán dì gěi dì sì bàng huǒ jù shǒu lǐ qiàn .
Zheng Guiyou walked calmly and steadily, successfully passing the flame to the fourth torchbearer, Li Qian.
开放首日,奥运冠军杨倩、林跃以“尝鲜体验官”身份亮相主会场。
kāi fàng shǒu rì , ào yùn guàn jūn yáng qiàn , lín yuè yǐ cháng xiān tǐ yàn guān shēn fèn liàng xiāng zhǔ huì chǎng .
On the first day of the event, Olympic champions Yang Qian and Lin Yue appeared at the main venue as “first-hand experience ambassadors.”
如果说代青是踏遍深山的前行者,格当边境派出所民警李倩,则是墨脱的记录者。
rú guǒ shuō dài qīng shì tà biàn shēn shān de qián xíng zhě , gé dāng biān jìng pài chū suǒ mín jǐng lǐ qiàn , zé shì mò tuō de jì lù zhě .
If Dai Qing is a trailblazer who has traversed the deepest mountains, then Li Qian, a police officer at the Gedang Border Police Station, is the chronicler of Medog.
Character Family
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