审美观 (shěn měi guān) — aesthetic sense; sense of beauty; aesthetic standards; taste

Definition

A noun meaning a person's 'aesthetic sense' or 'sense of beauty' — the standards and taste they use to judge what is beautiful. Refers to an individual's or culture's view of beauty, not a single aesthetic concept.

noun
aesthetic sensesense of beautyaesthetic standardstaste

Examples

  • 审美观，，。
    Měi gè rén de shěn měi guān dōu bù yí yàng, yǒu rén xǐ huan gǔ diǎn, yǒu rén xǐ huan xiàn dài.
    Everyone's aesthetic sense is different — some like classical, some like modern.
  • 审美观，。
    Dōng xī fāng de shěn měi guān yǒu hěn dà chā yì, zhè hé wén huà bèi jǐng yǒu guān.
    Eastern and Western aesthetic standards are quite different — this is related to cultural background.
  • 审美观，。
    Tā de shěn měi guān hěn dú tè, zǒng néng dā pèi chū ràng rén yǎn qián yí liàng de yī fu.
    Her sense of beauty is very unique — she always puts together outfits that catch the eye.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

审美aesthetic
审shěnexamine美měibeauty
动宾Verb + object
观guānview

审 examines or judges, 美 is beauty, and 观 is a view, forming a view about beauty.

Characters in this word

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 審; 审 is its simplified writing.

  • 宀宀miánroof
  • 釆釆biànto distinguish
  • 田田tián

The simplified 审 abbreviates the traditional 審, which is built from 宀 (roof) and 釆 (to distinguish); the lower 田 is uncertain.

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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.

Open 美 →

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 觀; 观 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
見見jiànsee
Sound part声符shēngfú
雚
雚guàn觀guān
Same sound today

The traditional form 觀 uses 見 (see) for meaning and 雚 for sound.

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