yǎ

疋

Character · Adjective

same as 雅; elegant; refined

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

adjective

elegant; refined; proper; standard

archaic

Archaic literary variant of 雅 (yǎ), used in classical texts to mean proper, elegant, or of standard quality.

Qí其
yán言
yǎ疋
ér而
bù不
sú俗
 。

His words are elegant and not vulgar.

Cǐ此
wén文
cí辞
qì气
yǎ疋
zhèng正
 ，
zú足
wéi为
hòu后
shì世
fǎ法
 。

The tone of this writing is proper and elegant, sufficient to serve as a model for later generations.

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Jūn君
zǐ子
yǎ疋
xíng行
 ，
bù不
yǐ以
lì利
dòng动
 。

The noble person behaves with propriety and is not moved by profit.