niǎo
curling upwards
Phonosemantic compound. 衣 represents the meaning and 鸟 represents the sound. Simplified form of 裊.
Evolution
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ModernDefinitions
Most common words with 袅
Freq. | Word | Meaning |
---|---|---|
rising in spirals | ||
delicate | ||
slim and graceful | ||
(of a woman) elegant and supple |
Statistics
Not found in HSK word list
3517th most common character in books
Miscellaneous
Strokes | 10 |
Traditional | |
Unicode | U+8885 |
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