公 gōng
- Strokes
- 4
- Radical
- 八 — eight
- Made of
- 八 eight 厶 private, secret
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
公交车
gōngjiāochē
bus
Characters in this word
交 jiāo
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 亠 — lid, cover
- Made of
- 六 six 乂 to govern
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
车 chē
- Strokes
- 4
- Radical
- 车 — cart, vehicle
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
Example phrases
- 我等公交车。 Wǒ děng gōngjiāochē. I am waiting for the bus.
- 公交车很慢。 Gōngjiāochē hěn màn. The bus is very slow.
- 他坐公交车。 Tā zuò gōngjiāochē. He takes the bus.