精 jīng
- Strokes
- 14
- Radical
- 米 — rice, millet, grain
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
精神
jīngshén
spirit
Characters in this word
神 shén
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 礻 — spirit
- Made of
- 礻 spirit 申 to report
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 这种精神可贵。 Zhè zhǒng jīngshén kěguì. This kind of spirit is valuable.
- 团队精神重要。 Tuánduì jīngshén zhòngyào. Team spirit is important.
- 民族精神很强。 Mínzú jīngshén hěn qiáng. The national spirit is very strong.