姿

  • appearance, figure, grace, bearing;

Etymology

Phono-semantic compound:

女 (“woman”) provides the semantic element, suggesting form or body.

次 (“next, sequence”) supplies the phonetic value.

Thus, the character originally denoted a person’s outward appearance or posture, especially in graceful or formal contexts.

Usage in Korean

자태 (姿態) — figure, graceful appearance

자취 (姿致) — charm, elegance

자세 (姿勢) — posture, pose

姿
모양
자
moyang
ja
Kangxi radical:38, 女 + 6
Strokes:9
Unicode:U+59FF
Cangjie input:
  • 戈人女 (IOV)
  • 一人女 (MOV)
Composition:
  • ⿱ 次 女

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