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领导

lǐngdǎo

leader

A leader guiding a group
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Characters in this word

领 lǐng

Strokes
11
Radical
页 — page, sheet, leaf
Made of
令 command, decree, order 页 page, sheet, leaf
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

导 dǎo

Strokes
6
Radical
寸 — inch
Made of
巳 snake 寸 inch
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
More about the character 导

Example phrases

  • 领导来了。 Lǐngdǎo lái le. The leader has come.
  • 他是好领导。 Tā shì hǎo lǐngdǎo. He is a good leader.
  • 领导很忙。 Lǐngdǎo hěn máng. The leader is very busy.

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