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姿

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beauty; disposition; looks; appearance

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Old HSK
Level 5
Strokes
9
Radical
女 +6
Structure
Top–bottom 上下
Traditional
姿
Common rank
#2,005
Unicode
U+59FF

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Formation & memory

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How 姿 is formed

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

女 meaning “woman” + 次 sound ( cì )

Components 次 女

How to remember it

looks · Heisig RSH #480

女 woman + secondary

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Words with 姿

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

WordPinyinMeaning
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

Sound family

Characters sharing the sound component 次 — compare how they read.

CharacterPinyinMeaning
次 sound part 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