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风采 (fēng cǎi) — elegant demeanor, graceful bearing, personal charisma

Definition

风采 emphasizes personal charisma and graceful bearing a person projects. 风度 is similar but leans toward a man's poise; 风范 is more about admirable character in an accomplished person.

noun
elegant demeanorgraceful bearingpersonal charisma

Examples

  • 风采。
    Zhè wèi yì shù jiā de fēng cǎi lìng rén jiǔ jiǔ nán wàng.
    This artist's elegant demeanor is unforgettable for a long time.
  • 风采。
    Tā zài yǎn jiǎng zhōng zhǎn xiàn le dú tè de gè rén fēng cǎi.
    She displayed a unique personal charisma in her speech.
  • 风采。
    Zhè zuò gǔ chéng yī rán bǎo liú zhe dāng nián de fēng cǎi.
    This ancient city still retains the grace of its former days.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

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

风fēngstyle
采cǎispirit

风 (style) and 采 (spirit) combine to describe graceful bearing and charm.

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 採; 采 is its simplified writing.

The simplified 采 stands for more than one traditional character. In most words (采访, 采购) it is 採; in others it is 采.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
扌Written in full as手shǒuhand
Sound part声符shēngfú
采
采cǎi採cǎi
Same sound today

The traditional form 採 combines 扌 (hand) with 采, which gives the sound and means to pick.

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