旖旎 (yǐ nǐ) — charming and gentle (of scenery); exquisite and…

Definition

Literary word for scenery that is charmingly beautiful, like 风光旖旎 ('picturesque scenery'). Almost always describes landscapes, not people.

verb

charming and gentle (of scenery)exquisite and beautiful (used in literature)

旖旎。
Zhè lǐ de fēng jǐng yǐ nǐ mí rén.
The scenery here is charming and enchanting.
，旖旎。
Chūn tiān de xī hú, fēng guāng yǐ nǐ.
In spring, the West Lake has charming scenery.
旖旎。
Nà miàn qí zhì yíng fēng yǐ nǐ.
That flag flutters gracefully in the wind.

Single-morpheme word

构词法gòucífǎ

联绵liánmiánBound pair

Two characters that only ever appear together, spelling one ancient two-syllable word.

旖yǐ

旎nǐ

The characters carry no meaning of their own here; together they spell a literary image of soft, charming beauty.

Sound-only characters

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

㫃㫃㫃

Sound part声符shēngfú

奇

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The shape 旖 pairs 㫃, which relates to the meaning, with 奇, which gives the sound qí.

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.