安 ān
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 宀 — roof
- Made of
- 宀 roof 女 woman, girl
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
安排
ānpái
to arrange; to plan
Characters in this word
排 pái
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 扌 — hand
- Made of
- 扌 hand 非 not, negative, non-
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 我安排时间。 Wǒ ānpái shíjiān. I plan my time.
- 他安排会议。 Tā ānpái huìyì. He arranges the meeting.
- 妈妈安排晚饭。 Māma ānpái wǎnfàn. Mom plans dinner.