柔美 (róu měi) — (adj.) gentle and beautiful; soft and elegant

Definition

柔美 describes a gentle, soft kind of beauty — voices, movements, colors, or music that feel delicate rather than striking. Pairs naturally with 动人, 悦耳, 优雅 to build imagery.

adjective
(adj.) gentle and beautifulsoft and elegant

Examples

  • 柔美
    Tā de wǔ zī róu měi dòng rén.
    Her dancing posture is gentle and moving.
  • 柔美
    Zhè fú huà de sè cǎi shí fēn róu měi.
    The colors of this painting are very soft and elegant.
  • 柔美
    Tā shuō huà de shēng yīn róu měi yuè ěr.
    Her speaking voice is gentle and pleasant to the ear.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

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

róugentle
měibeautiful

“柔” (gentle) and “美” (beautiful) combine to describe something gentle and beautiful.

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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

美 shows 大, a person, wearing 羊, a headdress of feathers or ram's horn.

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