绰 chuò graceful
graceful; delicate
怎么记住“绰”: 纟 silk + 卓 eminent = graceful. Holding a long ribbon of silk, the eminent dancer spins across the stage, and the audience finds every turn graceful.
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
绰 = 纟 silk + 卓 eminent
- 纟 silk meaning
- 卓 eminent sound
Holding a long ribbon of silk, the eminent dancer spins across the stage, and the audience finds every turn graceful.
How it came to be
Silk gives the meaning and the sign for eminent the sound.
用法
- Ample/graceful: 绰绰有余 (chuòchuò-yǒuyú): more than enough, ample to spare: 时间绰绰有余 (shíjiān chuòchuò-yǒuyú) plenty of time.
- 绰号 (chuòhào) means a nickname; 阔绰 (kuòchuò) means lavish/well-off. Also 风姿绰约 (fēngzī-chuòyuē) graceful and charming (of a woman).