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娥
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be beautiful

HSK 7
Abstract →Qualities
é
ガ
みめよ.い
아
Phonosemantic compound. 女 represents the meaning and 我 represents the sound.
Components
女 woman+ 我 I =
娥 be beautiful
女 Meaning component
nǚ woman
woman, girl
我 Phonetic component
wǒ I
our, us, i, me, my, we
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Notes
Similar Characters
佞 glib囡 one's daughter奶 milk奸 crafty她 she奼 colorful (trad)好 good妁 act as go-between妄 absurd妆 adorn (simp)妈 mama (simp)妊 conceive妍 seductive妒 jealous of妓 prostitute妖 bewitching妗 wife of mother's brother妙 wonderful妝 put on makeup (trad)妞 girl
Historical Evolution
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
娥
Regular
Modern
Chinese
娥 [é]
good; beautiful
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (5)
嫦娥 [Cháng​'é] #54,847
Chang'e, the lady in the moon (Chinese mythology)
娥眉 [é​méi] #49,587
variant of 蛾眉[é​méi]
姮娥 [Héng​'é]
see 嫦娥[Cháng​'é]
窦娥冤 [Dòu​E​yuān]
The Injustice to Dou E (popular drama by 關漢卿|关汉卿[Guān​Hàn​qīng])
窦娥冤 [Dòu​E​yuān]
The Injustice to Dou E (popular drama by 關漢卿|关汉卿[Guān​Hàn​qīng])
JAPANESE WORDS (1)
嫦娥 [じょうが] #116,326
Chang'e (Chinese goddess)