医 yī
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 匸 — box
- Made of
- 匸 box 矢 arrow, dart
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
医生
yīshēng
doctor
Characters in this word
生 shēng
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 生 — life, lifetime
- Made of
- 𠂉 cap 土 soil, earth
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 我妈妈是医生。 Wǒ māma shì yīshēng. My mom is a doctor.
- 医生，谢谢你！ Yīshēng, xièxie nǐ! Thank you, doctor!
- 那个医生很好。 Nà ge yīshēng hěn hǎo. That doctor is very good.
- 医生几点下班？ Yīshēng jǐ diǎn xiàbān? What time does the doctor finish work?
- 这个医生会说汉语。 Zhège yīshēng huì shuō Hànyǔ. This doctor can speak Chinese.
- 请问，医生在哪儿？ Qǐngwèn, yīshēng zài nǎr? Excuse me, where is the doctor?
- 医生说我很好。 Yīshēng shuō wǒ hěn hǎo. The doctor says I'm fine.
- 医生，你忙吗？ Yīshēng, nǐ máng ma? Doctor, are you busy?
- 那个医生不在。 Nàge yīshēng bú zài. That doctor isn't here.
- 医生，请帮帮我。 Yīshēng, qǐng bāngbang wǒ. Doctor, please help me.
Related words
- 医院 yīyuàn hospital
- 西医 xīyī Western medicine
- 中医 zhōngyī Chinese medicine
- 医疗 yīliáo medical care
- 医学 yīxué medicine
- 医药 yīyào medicine
- 就医 jiùyī to seek medical treatment
- 求医 qiúyī to seek medical treatment
- 医务 yīwù medical affairs; medical work
- 学生 xuésheng student
- 大学生 dàxuéshēng university student
- 男生 nánshēng schoolboy, male student