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事件

shìjiàn

event; incident

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Characters in this word

事 shì

Strokes
8
Radical
亅 — hook

件 jiàn

Strokes
6
Radical
亻 — man, person
Made of
亻 man, person 牛 ox, cow, bull
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

Example phrases

  • 这个事件很大。 Zhè ge shìjiàn hěn dà. This event is very big.
  • 事件还没结束。 Shìjiàn hái méi jiéshù. The incident is not over yet.
  • 他知道事件。 Tā zhīdào shìjiàn. He knows about the event.

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