姿 (zī): posture, appearance
姿 (zī) is a Chinese character meaning “posture, appearance.” Classified as HSK Level 5 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 次 (phonetic) and 女 (semantic). It ranks #1878 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 姿 woman. Its radical form 女 (woman) appears in many related characters such as 女 (nǚ, woman), 奶 (nǎi, grandmother, milk), 她 (tā, she).
Definitions
- posture, appearance
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 姿
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 姿态noun | zī tài | attitude |
| 舞姿noun | wǔ zī | dancer's posture and movement |
| 多姿多彩phrase | duō zī duō cǎi | diversity (of forms and colors) |
| 坐姿noun | zuò zī | sitting posture |
| 姿色noun | zī sè | good looks (of a woman) |
| 搔首弄姿phrase | sāo shǒu nòng zī | (idiom) to strike a coquettish pose |
| 身姿 | shēn zī | the way one carries oneself |
| 英姿noun | yīng zī | heroic bearing |
| 风姿noun | fēng zī | good looks |
| 多姿adjective | duō zī | many postures |
| 丰姿 | fēng zī | charm |
| 多彩多姿phrase | duō cǎi duō zī | elegant and graceful posture |
| 千姿百态phrase | qiān zī bǎi tài | (idiom) to come in many different shapes |
| 英姿飒爽 | yīng zī sà shuǎng | (of a person) valiant and formidable-looking |
| 故作姿态 | gù zuò zī tài | to put on an act |
姿 appears in 29 compound words: 17 as the first character, 59 as the last, and 24 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 姿 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (8)
varied and colorful; splendid; diversity (of forms and colors); elegant and graceful posture
varied and colorful; splendid; diversity (of forms and colors); elegant and graceful posture
Example Sentences
正确的坐姿对预防颈椎病很重要，尤其是长期伏案工作的人。
Zhèngquè de zuòzī duì yùfáng jǐngzhuī bìng hěn zhòngyào, yóuqí shì chángqī fú'àn gōngzuò de rén.
Correct sitting posture is important for preventing cervical spondylosis, especially for people who work at desks for long periods.
...览周日揭幕 小学生发明AI分析座椅纠正坐姿
. . . lǎn zhōu rì jiē mù xiǎo xué shēng fā míng A I fēn xī zuò yǐ jiū zhèng zuò zī
... Unveiled on Sunday, elementary school students invent AI to analyze seats to correct sitting posture
張瓊姿餐廳捲入高金素梅涉貪案 昔「車內密會潘若...
張 瓊 zī cān 廳 捲 rù gāo jīn sù méi shè 貪 àn xī 車 內 mì 會 pān ruò . . .
Zhang Qiongzi Restaurant Dragged into Gao Jinsumei Corruption Case Former "Secret Meeting with Pan Ruo in a Car..."
高金素梅詐助理費再擴大!張瓊姿餐廳捲貪污案
gāo jīn sù méi 詐 zhù lǐ 費 zài 擴 dà ! 張 瓊 zī cān 廳 捲 貪 wū àn
Kao Chin-su-mei's assistant fee fraud case expands further! Chang Ching-chih's restaurant embroiled in corruption scandal
高金素梅涉貪擴大! 張瓊姿餐廳捲入
gāo jīn sù méi shè 貪 擴 dà ! 張 瓊 zī cān 廳 捲 rù
Gao Jin Su Mei's Corruption Case Expands! Zhang Qiongzi's Restaurant Dragged Into It
愛玩車/Polestar電動之姿 重塑瑞典旅行車
愛 wán 車 電 動 zhī zī chóng sù ruì diǎn lǚ háng 車
Car Enthusiast / Polestar's Electric Presence: Redefining the Swedish Estate Car
若她的姿态能再低一点就更完美了。
Ruò tā de zītài néng zài dī yīdiǎn jiù gèng wánměi le.
If her nose were a little shorter, she would be quite pretty.
Character Family
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