俊俏 (jùn qiào) — (of a young person) pretty and charming; handsome and lively

Definition

俊俏 emphasizes lively, pretty charm — often of a young person. 帅 is plain 'handsome' (esp. men); 英俊 is more formal/literary; 迷人 stresses enchanting allure.

adjective
(of a young person) pretty and charminghandsome and lively

Examples

  • 俊俏，。
    Nà ge xiǎo gū niang cháng dé zhēn jùn qiào, yǎn jing yòu dà yòu liàng.
    That little girl is really pretty and charming, with big bright eyes.
  • 俊俏。
    Tā jùn qiào de miàn róng ràng tā zài rén qún zhōng hěn xiǎn yǎn.
    His handsome and lively face makes him stand out in a crowd.
  • 俊俏，。
    Zhè wèi shào nián jùn qiào bù fán, jǔ zhǐ yě hěn dé tǐ.
    This young man is exceptionally handsome and charming, and his manners are also proper.

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
俏qiàopretty

俊 and 俏 both describe good looks, so together they mean attractive and lively.

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 →

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

Open 俏 →
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