婥
beautiful
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Readings
On'yomi
- ドウ
- ニョウ
- テキ
- シャク
Kun'yomi
- みめよ.い
Meaning
婥 centers on feminine beauty, describing a woman who is beautiful or graceful.
Study
Etymology
婥 combines 女 (woman) with 卓, which likely contributes the sound. The exact historical development is uncertain, but the structure suggests a phono-semantic compound where 女 indicates the meaning relates to women and 卓 hints at the reading.
Meaning mnemonic
A woman 女 beside 卓, which looks like a tall, elegant table, suggests a woman of striking, beautiful posture.
Reading mnemonic
For ドウ, imagine a beautiful woman named Doe: Doe -> ドウ, and her beauty is as graceful as the character 婥.