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 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.
Related words
- 医院 yīyuàn hospital
- 学生 xuésheng student
- 大学生 dàxuéshēng university student
- 男生 nánshēng schoolboy, male student
- 女生 nǚshēng schoolgirl, female student
- 生病 shēngbìng to fall ill
- 生气 shēngqì angry; to get angry
- 生日 shēngrì birthday
- 先生 xiānsheng Mr., sir; gentleman
- 小学生 xiǎoxuéshēng primary school student
- 中学生 zhōngxuéshēng middle school student
- 看病 kànbìng to see a doctor