街 jiē
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 行 — to go, to walk, to move
- Made of
- 行 to go, to walk, to move 圭 jade tablet
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
街
jiē
street
Character
Example phrases
- 这条街很长。 Zhè tiáo jiē hěn cháng. This street is long.
- 我在街上等你。 Wǒ zài jiē shàng děng nǐ. I am waiting for you on the street.
- 街上人很多。 Jiē shàng rén hěn duō. Many people are on the street.