Definition
娥 is a literary bound morpheme meaning 'beautiful woman' — it never stands alone as a word. You mainly see it in classical compounds such as 嫦娥 (Cháng'é, the moon goddess) and 娥眉 (é méi, beautiful eyebrows, a metaphor for a lovely woman), and in given names. Because it's a bound form, you always use it as part of a multi-character expression.
b.f.
(literary bound form) beautiful woman
Examples
- ‘娥’。Zhège ‘é’ zì zài gǔwén zhōng zhǐ měinǚ.This character 'é' refers to a beautiful woman in classical literature.
- 。Chángé bèn yuè de gùshì jiāyùhùxiǎo.The story of Chang'e flying to the moon is well-known to every household.
- ‘娥’。Hěnduō nǚhái de míngzi li yǒu ‘é’ zì.Many girls' names contain the character 'é'.
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