俊秀 (jùn xiù) — handsome and refined; of delicate beauty (of a person's appearance or character)

Definition

Literary/formal adjective combining 'handsome' (俊) with 'refined, elegant' (秀) — used for a person's looks AND character or talent, more elevated than everyday 漂亮. Most often seen in writing about people.

adjective
handsome and refinedof delicate beauty (of a person's appearance or character)

Examples

  • 俊秀，。
    Tā cháng dé shí fēn jùn xiù, hěn duō tóng xué dōu xǐ huan tā.
    He is very handsome and refined; many classmates like him.
  • 俊秀。
    Nà wèi jùn xiù de qīng nián shì wǒ men xué xiào de xué shēng huì zhǔ xí.
    That handsome and refined young man is the student council president of our school.
  • 俊秀，。
    Tā cóng xiǎo jiù jùn xiù cōng huì, shì dà jiā gōng rèn de cái nǚ.
    She has been refined and intelligent since childhood, recognized by everyone as a talented woman.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéSide by side

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

俊jùnhandsome
秀xiùelegant

俊 and 秀 both describe a handsome, refined look.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
⺅Written in full as人rénperson
Sound part声符shēngfú
夋
夋qūn俊jùn
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

俊 pairs 人 (person) with 夋, which gives the sound; the person part shows it relates to a person.

Open 俊 →

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

秀 pairs 禾 (rice plant) with 引 (to draw out flowers), showing a rice plant putting out flowers.

Open 秀 →

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