外 wài
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 夕 — evening, night, dusk
- Made of
- 夕 evening, night, dusk 卜 divination, fortune-telling
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
外交
wàijiāo
diplomacy
Characters in this word
交 jiāo
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 亠 — lid, cover
- Made of
- 六 six 乂 to govern
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 我学外交。 Wǒ xué wàijiāo. I study diplomacy.
- 他谈外交。 Tā tán wàijiāo. He talks about diplomacy.
- 外交很难。 Wàijiāo hěn nán. Diplomacy is very hard.
Related words
- 国外 guówài abroad, overseas
- 外 wài outside, outer
- 外边 wàibian outside
- 外国 wàiguó foreign country
- 外语 wàiyǔ foreign language
- 外地 wàidì another place; out of town
- 外卖 wàimài takeout delivery
- 以外 yǐwài outside; except for
- 另外 lìngwài other; in addition
- 外面 wàimiàn outside
- 外文 wàiwén foreign language; foreign writing
- 意外 yìwài accident; unexpected event