nuó

娜

Character · Bound morphemeTraditional那

used in 婀娜 ēnuó, 袅娜 niǎonuó

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

bound morpheme

literary: graceful (for posture, plants)

literary

Only appears in the fixed literary compound words 婀娜 and 袅娜, cannot be used independently.

ē婀
nuó娜
de的
liǔ柳
zhī枝
zài在
chūn春
fēng风
zhōng中
yáo摇
yè曳
 。

Graceful willow branches sway in the spring breeze.

wǔ舞
tái台
shàng上
de的
wǔ舞
zhě者
shēn身
zī姿
niǎo袅
nuó娜
dòng动
rén人
 。

The dancers on stage had graceful and moving postures.

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gǔ古
shī诗
cí词
zhōng中
cháng常
yǐ以
nuó那
zì字
xíng形
róng容
nǚ女
zǐ子
de的
màn曼
miào妙
shēn身
zī姿
 。

In ancient Chinese poetry, the character 'nuó' is often used to describe a woman's graceful figure.