Chinese symbol for “lithe”
婀娜
ē nuó
(of a woman) graceful; elegant; lithe
The closest CC-CEDICT match for lithe is 婀娜 (ē nuó), defined as: (of a woman) graceful; elegant; lithe.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “lithe”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 轻盈 (輕盈) | qīng yíng | graceful; lithe |
| 轻巧 (輕巧) | qīng qiǎo | dexterous; deft |
| 惊鸿 (驚鴻) | jīng hóng | graceful (esp. of female posture); lithe |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 婀娜.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 媕婀 | ān ē | (literary) hesitant; indecisive |
| 梵婀玲 | fàn ē líng | (loanword) (archaic) violin |
| 袅娜 (裊娜) | niǎo nuó | slim and graceful |
| 卡洛娜 | kǎ luò nà | calzone (Italian pocket), folded pizza |
| 娉婷袅娜 (娉婷裊娜) | pīng tíng niǎo nuó | (idiom) (of a woman) gorgeous and graceful; lithe and lovely |
See also: Japanese symbol for “lithe”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.