周 zhōu
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 口 — mouth
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
周围
zhōuwéi
around; surroundings
Characters in this word
围 wéi
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 囗 — enclosure
- Made of
- 囗 enclosure 韦 tanned leather
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 学校周围很安静。 Xuéxiào zhōuwéi hěn ānjìng. It is quiet around the school.
- 我看看周围。 Wǒ kànkan zhōuwéi. I look around.
- 周围都是树。 Zhōuwéi dōu shì shù. There are trees all around.