调 diào
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 讠 — words, speech
- Made of
- 讠 words, speech 周 Zhou dynasty
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
调
diào
tune; tone
Character
Example phrases
- 这个调好听。 Zhège diào hǎotīng. This tune sounds nice.
- 调太高了。 Diào tài gāo le. The tone is too high.
- 我喜欢这个调。 Wǒ xǐhuan zhège diào. I like this tune.
Related words
- 调查 diàochá survey; investigation
- 空调 kōngtiáo air conditioner
- 强调 qiángdiào to emphasize
- 调 tiáo to adjust
- 调整 tiáozhěng to adjust; to change
- 单调 dāndiào boring; monotonous
- 调皮 tiáopí naughty; mischievous
- 调动 diàodòng to transfer; to mobilize
- 调节 tiáojié to adjust
- 调解 tiáojiě to mediate
- 电视剧 diànshìjù television series
- 演唱 yǎnchàng to sing on stage