建 jiàn
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 廴 — to walk, to go
- Made of
- 廴 to walk, to go 聿 writing brush, pencil
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
建设
jiànshè
to build; construction
Characters in this word
设 shè
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 讠 — words, speech
- Made of
- 讠 words, speech 殳 tool, weapon
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 我们建设家园。 Wǒmen jiànshè jiāyuán. We build our home area.
- 城市正在建设。 Chéngshì zhèngzài jiànshè. The city is being built.
- 建设新学校。 Jiànshè xīn xuéxiào. Build a new school.