袅袅

裊裊
niǎoniǎo
rising in spirals

CEDICT

  1. (literary, ideophonic, of smoke etc.) slowly billowing upwards; curling upwards; spiralling up
  2. (literary, ideophonic, of something soft and delicate) waving back and forth in the wind
  3. (literary, ideophonic, of voice) lingering in the air
  4. lingering in the air
  5. slowly billowing upwards; curling upwards; spiralling up
  6. waving back and forth in the wind

Wiktionary

  1. 萦迴缭绕的样子。
  2. 形容轻盈柔弱。唐．杜牧〈赠别〉诗：「娉娉袅袅十三馀，荳蔻梢头二月初。」也作「嫋嫋」。
  3. 形容摇曳不定。唐．李贺〈老夫採玉歌〉：「斜山柏风雨如啸，泉脚挂绳青袅袅。」也作「嫋嫋」、「褭褭」。
  4. 音调悠扬不绝。如：「馀音袅袅，绕梁三日」。也作「嫋嫋」。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

=1 袅 niǎo
  1. delicate
  2. graceful
=1 袅 niǎo
  1. delicate
  2. graceful
=1 袅 niǎo
  1. delicate
  2. graceful
=1 袅 niǎo variant of 袅 niǎo
=2 袅 niǎo
  1. delicate
  2. graceful
=2 袅 niǎo
  1. delicate
  2. graceful
=2 袅 niǎo
  1. delicate
  2. graceful
=2 袅 niǎo variant of 袅 niǎo

Containing this entry

袅袅婷婷 niǎoniǎotíngtíng (idiom) (of a woman) elegant and supple