Definitions

chán used in 嬋娟|婵娟[chán juān] and 嬋媛|婵媛[chán yuán]

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound. Simplified form of .

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婵 describes beauty and grace, often evoking feminine elegance or the ethereal quality of the moon. As a phono-semantic compound, the left-side radical 女 (nǚ, woman) provides the semantic category related to femininity, while the right-side component 单 (dān) contributes the pronunciation. Its traditional form 嬋 pairs the woman radical with the phonetic element 單. The character is best known for forming a poetic compound term meaning a graceful woman, which has also served as a classic literary metaphor for the moon, linking feminine charm with lunar beauty.

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我的妹妹叫阿

Wǒ de mèimei jiào Ā Chán.

My younger sister is called A Chan.

今天很高兴。

Xiǎo Chán jīntiān hěn gāoxìng.

Xiao Chan is very happy today.

娟在院子里散步。

Chánjuān zài yuànzi lǐ sànbù.

Chanjuan is walking in the yard.

昨天去了公园。

Zuótiān Chán Chan qùle gōngyuán.

Yesterday Chan Chan went to the park.

喜欢唱歌,也喜欢跳舞。

Xiǎo Chán xǐhuān chànggē, yě xǐhuān tiàowǔ.

Xiao Chan likes singing and also likes dancing.

因为病了,所以没来上学。

Yīnwèi Chán Chan bìngle, suǒyǐ méi lái shàngxué.

Because Chan Chan is sick, she didn't come to school.

如果小有时间,她就来看电影。

Rúguǒ Xiǎo Chán yǒu shíjiān, tā jiù lái kàn diànyǐng.

If Xiao Chan has time, she will come to watch a movie.

尽管天气不好,娟还是决定去爬山。

Jǐnguǎn tiānqì bù hǎo, Chánjuān háishì juédìng qù páshān.

Even though the weather is bad, Chanjuan still decided to go hiking.