Definitions
(adjective)
beautiful; good; pleasing
(noun)
America; USA
Etymology
Pictograph of a person with ornamental headwear resembling sheep horns.
About
The character "美" is etymologically derived from the pictorial combination of "羊" representing a sheep and "大" meaning large, a form historically understood to depict a big sheep, an animal of substantial value and sustenance in early agrarian culture, thus associating the character with concepts of plenty and goodness. Over centuries, its meaning gradually broadened from this concrete indicator of material well-being to encompass more abstract notions of aesthetic pleasure, moral virtue, and superior quality. The structure, composed of these two enduring components, has remained consistent, visually preserving the link to its original semantic foundation while the application of the term shifted to prioritize sensory beauty and abstract admiration within both philosophical and common usage.
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这里的风景很美。
她喜欢美丽的花。
我的朋友来自美国。
中国美食很好吃。
她在学习美术。
美丽的花朵在开放。
她的表演优美动人。
追求美好生活是每个人的权利。