袅
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Meaning: delicate
💡 Picture a wispy scarf (衣) fluttering like smoke: 袅 = delicate + moving.
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Character Story & Explanation
In a quiet Suzhou garden, willow branches droop over a pond, their tips brushing the water like a girl's hair. The character 袅 (niǎo) depicts someone in flowing clothes (衣) moving gracefully. It describes delicate, wispy things—smoke curling upward, a slender figure, or the lingering sound of a song. In literature, 袅 often evokes a sense of fleeting beauty, like 袅袅炊烟 (wispy chimney smoke) at dusk.
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