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雅 denotes elegance, refinement, or proper standard, often used in the context of arts, literature, and behavior. It is a phono-semantic compound with the bird radical 隹 (zhuī) on the right, originally suggesting a specific bird, possibly a type of crow. The left component 牙 (yá), meaning tooth, serves as the phonetic element. The meaning shifted from the bird to the abstract concept of elegance through phonetic borrowing, as the character was adopted for a homophonous word meaning standard or refined, particularly in classical court music and orthodox poetry.
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她的打扮很优雅。
这个房间布置得雅致。
他有着高雅的品味。
请到雅座就坐。
这种行为不太雅观。
他颇有雅兴，常赏花作诗。
主人雅量，不计前嫌。
他的作品兼具雅与俗的特点。