宣 xuān
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 宀 — roof
- Made of
- 宀 roof 亘 to extend across, through
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
宣布
xuānbù
to announce
Characters in this word
布 bù
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 巾 — cloth, curtain, handkerchief, towel
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 老师宣布成绩。 Lǎo shī xuān bù chéng jì. The teacher announces the grades.
- 公司宣布新规。 Gōng sī xuān bù xīn guī. The company announces new rules.
- 他宣布好消息。 Tā xuān bù hǎo xiāo xi. He announces good news.
Related words
- 宣传 xuānchuán to promote; to publicize
- 布 bù cloth; fabric
- 公布 gōngbù to announce; to publish
- 布置 bùzhì to arrange; to assign
- 分布 fēnbù to be distributed
- 发布 fābù to publish; to release
- 公开 gōngkāi public; open
- 传播 chuánbō to spread; to transmit
- 报道 bàodào to report; news report
- 预报 yùbào forecast
- 播出 bōchū to broadcast; to air
- 直播 zhíbō live broadcast