【析形】形声字。古文字形从女,乔声。 【释义】《说文》新附:“姿也。”本义指妩媚可爱,又指声音细嫩、清润。引申指年轻女子,美女。柔美可爱的东西,人人喜欢,故又有宠爱、娇惯之意。[娇生惯养]在备受宠爱和纵容中成长。 【shape analysis】It is the pictophonetic character.In ancient character the meaningful part is 女(nǚ,girl)and the phonetic component is乔(qiáo). 【original meaning】Lovely.