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文静 (wén jìng) — gentle and quiet

Definition

Describes a person — usually a girl or woman — whose manner is calm, soft-spoken, and well-behaved. Similar to 安静 but stresses a refined, gentle character rather than simply being quiet.

adjective
gentle and quiet

Examples

  • 文静。
    Tā xìng gé hěn wén jìng.
    Her personality is very gentle and quiet.
  • 文静。
    Tā shuō huà de shēng yīn hěn wén jìng.
    Her speaking voice is very gentle and quiet.
  • 文静，。
    Nà ge xiǎo nán hái hěn wén jìng, bú ài nào.
    That little boy is very gentle and quiet; he doesn't like to make noise.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

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

文wénrefined
静jìngquiet

文 means refined or gentle, and 静 means quiet; together they describe a calm, gentle manner.

Characters in this word

An abstract idea shown by a mark or a diagram rather than by a picture of an object.

The current form 文 shows a man with head, arms, legs, and chest; the tattoo marks on the chest are no longer drawn.

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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 靜; 静 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 靜, not the simplified 静, uses 青 and 爭 for sound; an old source also treats 青 (blue) as a meaning part.

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