HSK 3.0 · LEVEL 2
漂亮
Beautiful, pretty, or brilliant/splendid.
Free Chinese vocabulary flashcard · HSK 2
Why does 漂亮 look like this?
漂 (piào) combines 氵(water) + 票 (ticket/slip, originally related to fire/rising). It gives the idea of something being 'washed' or 'bright'. 亮 (liàng) combines 亠 (lid) + 口 (mouth) + 儿 (person), meaning 'bright' or 'shining'. Together, they suggest something as fresh and radiant as something newly washed and glowing!