Phonosemantic compound. 女 represents the meaning and 次 represents the sound.
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Historical Evolution
姿
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
姿
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
姿
Regular
Modern
Chinese
姿 [zī]
beauty; disposition; looks; appearance
Japanese
noun
- figure; form; shape
- appearance; dress; guise
- state; condition; picture; image
- form (of a waka)
n-suf
- dressed in ...; wearing ...
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
姿 すがた
Sugata female given namesurname
CHINESE WORDS (39)
姿势 [zīshì] #2,402
posture
姿势 [zīshì] #2,402
posture
姿态 [zītài] #7,348
attitude
姿态 [zītài] #7,348
attitude
舞姿 [wǔzī] #12,396
dancer's posture and movement
多姿多彩 [duōzīduōcǎi] #19,753
diversity (of forms and colors)
姿色 [zīsè] #31,448
good looks (of a woman)
孙燕姿 [SūnYànzī] #21,835
Stefanie Sun (1978-), Singaporean singer-songwriter
孙燕姿 [SūnYànzī] #21,835
Stefanie Sun (1978-), Singaporean singer-songwriter
多姿 [duōzī] #57,147
many postures
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JAPANESE WORDS (72)
⭐ 姿勢 [しせい] #1,947
posture
姿を見せる [すがたをみせる] #2,888
to show up
姿を消す [すがたをけす] #3,544
to disappear
姿を現す [すがたをあらわす] #3,630
to make an appearance
⭐ 容姿 [ようし] #4,049
(physical) appearance (of a person)
⭐ 後ろ姿 [うしろすがた] #4,900
(a person's) appearance from behind
姿勢を正す [しせいをただす] #11,320
to straighten oneself
姿を隠す [すがたをかくす] #14,105
to hide
スーツ姿 [スーツすがた] #15,379
suited figure
姿形 [すがたかたち] #15,638
appearance
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