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Word · Noun · AdjectiveTraditional娙

court lady title (Han Dynasty)

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Meanings

2 senses · 3 examples
1.

noun

(in 娙娥) title for court ladies in the Han Dynasty

archaic

Historical term referring to a specific rank of palace ladies during the Han Dynasty, lower than 婕妤 but higher than ordinary宫女.

Tā她
bèi被
xuǎn选
rù入
gōng宫
 ，
fēng封
wéi为
xíng娙
é娥
 。

She was selected to enter the palace and bestowed the title of Xing'e.

Xíng娙
é娥
zài在
Hàn汉
dài代
shì是
jǐn仅
cì次
yú于
jié婕
yú妤
de的
nǚ女
guān官
 。

The Xing'e was a court lady rank second only to the Jieyu during the Han Dynasty.

2.

adjective

beautiful; graceful; elegant (of women)

archaic

Archaic/literary usage, rarely used in modern Chinese except in specific classical contexts or compound words.

xíng娙
lì丽
 （
xíng形
róng容
nǚ女
zǐ子
měi美
lì丽
 ）

elegant and beautiful (describing a woman's beauty)