调 diào
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 讠 — words, speech
- Made of
- 讠 words, speech 周 Zhou dynasty
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
调整
tiáozhěng
to adjust; to change
Characters in this word
整 zhěng
- Strokes
- 16
- Radical
- 攵 — to rap, to tap
- Made of
- 敕 an imperial order or decree 正 straight, right, proper, correct, just, true
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 我调整时间。 Wǒ tiáo zhěng shí jiān. I adjust the time.
- 请调整座位。 Qǐng tiáo zhěng zuò wèi. Please adjust the seats.
- 计划要调整。 Jì huà yào tiáo zhěng. The plan needs to change.
Related words
- 调 diào tune; tone
- 调查 diàochá survey; investigation
- 空调 kōngtiáo air conditioner
- 强调 qiángdiào to emphasize
- 调 tiáo to adjust
- 单调 dāndiào boring; monotonous
- 调皮 tiáopí naughty; mischievous
- 调动 diàodòng to transfer; to mobilize
- 调节 tiáojié to adjust
- 调解 tiáojiě to mediate
- 完整 wánzhěng complete; whole
- 整 zhěng whole; exactly