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
建议
jiànyì
suggestion; to suggest
Characters in this word
议 yì
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 讠 — words, speech
- Made of
- 讠 words, speech 义 right conduct, propriety
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 我有个建议。 Wǒ yǒu ge jiànyì. I have a suggestion.
- 你的建议很好。 Nǐ de jiànyì hěn hǎo. Your suggestion is very good.
- 老师建议休息。 Lǎoshī jiànyì xiūxi. The teacher suggests taking a rest.
Related words
- 建 jiàn to build
- 建成 jiànchéng to finish building
- 建立 jiànlì to set up; to establish
- 建设 jiànshè to build; construction
- 建造 jiànzào to build
- 建筑 jiànzhù building
- 修建 xiūjiàn to build
- 会议 huìyì meeting
- 议论 yìlùn to discuss; to talk about
- 协议 xiéyì agreement
- 协议书 xiéyìshū contract
- 争议 zhēngyì dispute; controversy