媛 meaning and stroke order
Beauty; beautiful woman
How to write 媛, stroke by stroke
12 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 媛
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- (bound form) beautiful woman (in practice, often pronounced [yuan2])
- Taiwan pr. [yuan2]
- used in 嬋媛|婵媛[chan2 yuan2]
How 媛 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Woman.
女 gives the meaning and 爰 hints at the sound.
Radical: 女 (woman), shared by 156 characters on this site.
How to remember 媛
On the left is 女 (nǚ, woman), which gives the meaning, and on the right is 爰 (yuán), which hints at the sound. Picture a woman whose name sounds like yuán, and you have 媛, a beautiful woman.
媛 is a bound form. It almost never stands alone and usually appears in set words or in women's given names. The most common word is 名媛 (míngyuàn), a socialite or young lady of note. Example: 她是上海有名的名媛。(Tā shì Shànghǎi yǒumíng de míngyuàn.) She is a well-known socialite in Shanghai.
Common mistake: Learners often mix up 媛 with 援 (yuán, to help) and 暖 (nuǎn, warm), which share the same right side 爰. Check the left part: 女 for woman, 扌 for hand, 日 for sun.
Common words with 媛
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 名媛 | míngyuàn | young lady of note; debutante |
媛 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Questions about 媛
How many strokes are in 媛?
媛 is written with 12 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 媛 mean?
媛 (yuàn) means beauty; beautiful woman. A common word with it is 名媛 (míngyuàn), meaning "young lady of note; debutante".
How do you pronounce 媛?
媛 is pronounced yuàn, in the fourth tone (falling).
What is the radical of 媛?
The radical of 媛 is 女, which carries the idea of "woman". Dictionaries list 媛 under this radical.
Is 媛 pronounced yuàn or yuán?
The dictionary reading for beautiful woman is yuàn, but in practice many speakers say yuán, and yuán is the standard reading in Taiwan. In names and in 名媛 you will hear both, so either is usually understood.
Why do I see 媛 so often in girls' names?
Because it means a beautiful or graceful woman, it is a popular choice for female given names, such as 小媛 (Xiǎoyuàn). It carries a refined, elegant feeling rather than an everyday one.