優美

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 優美 (ゆうび) is a na-adjectival expression for elegant beauty in movement or form.
• Basic usage: 優美な動き uses な to modify the dancer’s movement, while 優美で見る人を引きつける predicates the bridge’s form and links to its effect on viewers.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Attributive form and connective form
  • 優美な attaches directly to a following noun, whereas 優美で links one predication to what follows. The connective should not be read as a location particle.