翩若惊鸿 piānruòjīnghóng tripping lightly like a startled swan Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 翩 piān graceful (bound form) light and elegant; describes someone who is dashing or moving with graceful ease若 ruò adjectiveadverb to seem to seem; to appear to; to be like; to look as if惊鸿 驚鴻 jīnghóng startled swan goose a swan goose rising or flying in alarm