How to write 娴

娴 (xián) 1. Skillful; proficient. Example: 娴习 (proficient at practice), 娴熟 (to be skilled), 娴于辞令 (skilled in rhetoric). 2. Elegant; refined. Example: 娴丽 (elegantly beautiful), 娴都 (refined and beautiful), 娴淑 (elegant and good), 娴雅 (elegant), 娴静 (calm and refined). 本义 (Original Meaning): Elegant; soft, quiet, solemn, not frivolous. 造字法 (Character Formation): Phono-semantic compound. The left part 女 (woman) indicates a relation to femininity, and the right part 闲 (leisure) indicates ease. 【引】 (References): 1. "说文": 嫺，雅也 (In "Shuo Wen," it is said: 嫻 means elegant). 2. 嫺雅，犹沈静也 (Elegance is akin to tranquility). — From "Hou Han Shu · Ma Yuan Zhuan." 3. "上林赋" by Zhang Heng: 若夫青琴、 宓妃之徒，绝殊离俗，妖冶娴都 (Regarding the green zither and the fair Mi Fei, they are extraordinarily out of the ordinary, enchanting and elegant). 4. "论衡·定贤": 或骨体娴丽 (Some have elegant and beautiful forms). 5. "静思赋" by Cao Zhi: 夫何美女之娴妖，红颜晔而流光 (What beauty holds such elegance, with a bright countenance radiating light). 【例】 (Examples): - 娴婉 (elegantly beautiful); - 娴丽 (elegantly beautiful). 娴 (xián) 动 (Verb): 1. To be familiar with; to master with ease. Example: 娴熟 (to be skilled). 【引】 (References): 1. "明史 · 戚继光传": 今边兵惟习马耳，未娴山战、林战、谷战之道也 (Now the border troops only practice cavalry, they are not skilled in mountain battles, forest battles, or valley battles). 2. "画图缘": 这花生，已弃诗书而娴韬略 (This person has abandoned poetry and books to master strategies). 3. "史记 · 贾屈原贾生列传": 娴于辞令 (skilled in rhetoric). 【例】 (Examples): - 娴熟 (to be skilled).