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
安装
ānzhuāng
to install
Characters in this word
装 zhuāng
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 衣 — cloth
- Made of
- 壮 big, large 衣 cloth
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 我安装软件。 Wǒ ānzhuāng ruǎnjiàn. I install software.
- 请安装灯。 Qǐng ānzhuāng dēng. Please install the light.
- 他安装空调。 Tā ānzhuāng kōngtiáo. He installs the air conditioner.