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Meaning of 娥

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Pinyin: é
English Definition: good; beautiful
Chinese Definition:
①美女。[合]娥流(女流);娥妆(美女的妆饰);娥苗(轻盈美丽的女子);娥辉(女子的光彩)。
②借指眉毛。[合]娥翠(女子细长而黑的眉);娥绿(即螺黛。妇女画眉用的青黑色颜料)。
③传说中尧女舜妻的字。[合]娥皇女英(相传是尧的两个女儿,同嫁给虞舜为妃。后舜出巡时死于苍梧之野,她二人奔丧到南方,投湘水而死)。
④嫦娥的简称。[合]娥轮(月亮的别称);娥月(月亮的别称。传说月中有嫦娥,故称);娥魄(月亮);娥轮(月亮);娥影(月光。指镜中美人的影子或月中的嫦娥)。
Total strokes: 10; Radical:
Pictophonetic: indicates the sound; (woman) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • Left to right
    • [ ] woman, girl; female
    • [ ] I, me, my; our, us
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Example Sentences
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Io was the dauther of a river-god.
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Zeus then turned Io into a beautiful white little cow to avoid Hera.
3
"They are like gypsy moths and kudzu - they cause major ecological disruption, " Dr. Marra said.
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Being a very jealous woman, Hera was so angry that she wanted to revenge [1] Io.
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"They are like gypsy moths and kudzu - they cause major ecological disruption," Dr.