雅

yǎ

elegant

tooth (牙) + bird (隹) = elegant

隹 depicts a short-tailed bird, and birds — especially certain species — were associated in classical Chinese culture with refinement and good taste. 牙 mainly gives the sound yá, close to yǎ; the bird carries the elegance.

牙+隹→雅
牙ToothPhonetic
隹A short-tailed birdSemantic

她的穿着很优雅,让人印象深刻。

tā de chuān zhuó hěn yōu yǎ,ràng rén yìn xiàng shēn kè。

Her dress is very elegant, leaving a deep impression on people.

这个房间布置得雅致,住起来很舒服。

zhè ge fáng jiān bù zhì de yǎ zhì,zhù qǐ lái hěn shū fú。

This room is decorated elegantly, making it very comfortable to live in.

Words with 雅

雅虎

yǎ hǔ

Yahoo, Internet portal

玛雅人

mǎ yǎ rén

Maya peoples

雅加达

yǎ jiā dá

Jakarta, capital of Indonesia

喜马拉雅山

xǐ mǎ lā yǎ shān

Himalayas

沙雅县

shā yǎ xiàn

Shayar nahiyisi (Shaya county) in Aksu 阿克蘇地區|阿克苏地区[A1 ke4 su1 di4 qu1], west Xinjiang

马雅

mǎ yǎ

Maya (civilization of central America)

妮维雅

nī wéi yǎ

Nivea, skin and body care brand

雅气

yǎ qì

elegance

闲雅

xián yǎ

elegant

阿彼雅

ā bǐ yǎ

Abijah (biblical name)

附庸风雅

fù yōng fēng yǎ

(of an uneducated person) to mingle with the cognoscenti

雅丹

yǎ dān

(geology) (loanword) yardang

More characters with 牙

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