elegant

tooth (牙) + bird (隹) = elegant

隹 depicts a short-tailed bird, and birds — especially certain species — were associated in classical Chinese culture with refinement and good taste. 牙 mainly gives the sound yá, close to yǎ; the bird carries the elegance.

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ToothPhonetic
A short-tailed birdSemantic

她的穿着很优,让人印象深刻。

tā de chuān zhuó hěn yōu yǎ,ràng rén yìn xiàng shēn kè。

Her dress is very elegant, leaving a deep impression on people.

这个房间布置得致,住起来很舒服。

zhè ge fáng jiān bù zhì de yǎ zhì,zhù qǐ lái hěn shū fú。

This room is decorated elegantly, making it very comfortable to live in.

Words with 雅

妮维雅

nī wéi yǎ

Nivea, skin and body care brand

雅气

yǎ qì

elegance

闲雅

xián yǎ

elegant

阿彼雅

ā bǐ yǎ

Abijah (biblical name)

附庸风雅

fù yōng fēng yǎ

(of an uneducated person) to mingle with the cognoscenti

雅丹

yǎ dān

(geology) (loanword) yardang

雅事

yǎ shì

refined activities of the intellectuals (regarding literature, paintings etc)

雅人

yǎ rén

poetic individual

雅人深致

yǎ rén shēn zhì

refined pleasure of poetic minds

雅什

yǎ shí

fine verse

雅俗共赏

yǎ sú gòng shǎng

can be enjoyed by scholars and lay-people alike (idiom)

雅克

yǎ kè

Jacques (name)

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