姿
beauty; disposition; looks; appearance
9 strokes
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How 姿 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
女 (semantic, “woman”) + 次 (phonetic, cì)
How to remember it
looks · Heisig RSH #480
女 woman + secondary
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 次
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 次 (cì) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 次 sound component | cì | order, sequence; second, next; one after the other |
| 资 | zī | wealth, property, capital |
| 茨 | cí | thatching; caltrop, Tribulus terrestris |
| 瓷 | cí | china, crockery, porcelain |
| 咨 | zī | to inquire, to consult, to discuss; to plan |
| 恣 | zì | indulgent; unrestrained |
| 絘 | cì | a tax on rolls of cloth |
| 佽 | cì | to help, to aid |
| 粢 | zī | common millet; grain offered as a sacrifice |
Words containing 姿
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 多姿多彩 | duō zī duō cǎi | diversity (of forms and colors) |
| 多彩多姿 | duō cǎi duō zī | elegant and graceful posture; splendid, full of content |
| 仙姿玉色 | xiān zī yù sè | heavenly beauty, jewel colors (idiom); unusually beautiful lady |
| 千姿百态 | qiān zī bǎi tài | (idiom) to come in many different shapes; to display a great variety of forms |
| 故作姿态 | gù zuò zī tài | to put on an act |
| 站军姿 | zhàn jūn zī | to stand at attention (military) |
| 风姿 | fēng zī | good looks; good figure; graceful bearing; charm |
| 多姿 | duō zī | many postures |
| 姿色 | zī sè | good looks (of a woman) |
| 身姿 | shēn zī | the way one carries oneself |
| 姿式 | zī shì | variant of 姿勢|姿势[zi1 shi4] |
| 英姿 | yīng zī | heroic bearing; dashing figure |
| 姿容 | zī róng | looks; appearance |
| 姿态 | zī tài | attitude; posture; stance |
| 孙燕姿 | Sūn Yàn zī | Stefanie Sun (1978-), Singaporean singer-songwriter |
| 姿势 | zī shì | posture; position |
| 坐姿 | zuò zī | sitting posture |
| 站姿 | zhàn zī | stance |
| 舞姿 | wǔ zī | dancer's posture and movement |
| 丰姿 | fēng zī | charm; good looks |