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Meaning of 姹

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(Trad.: 奼)
Pinyin: chà
English Definition: beautiful; see 姹紫嫣红
Chinese Definition:
①美丽:姹女。姹紫嫣红(花色娇艳)。
②夸耀:“子虚过姹乌有先生。”
Total strokes: 9; Radical:
Pictophonetic: indicates the sound; (woman) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • Left to right
    • [ ] woman, girl; female
    • [ zhái ] residence, dwelling, home; grave
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Example Words
姹紫嫣红 chà yān hóng lit. beautiful purples and brilliant reds (idiom); fig. beautiful flowers
姹女 chà beautiful girl; mercury
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Example Sentences
1
Several maidens were invited to attend her wedding.
2
She gets herself dolled up like a teenage girl.
3
A maiden with many wooers often chooses the worst.
4
Gossip girl: I bet you're wondering what gossip girl is doing up so early.
5
Dude, did you see that babe over there? I'm dating her.