按 àn
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 扌 — hand
- Made of
- 扌 hand 安 peaceful, tranquil, quiet
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
按时
ànshí
on time
Characters in this word
时 shí
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 日 — sun
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 请按时来。 Qǐng ànshí lái. Please come on time.
- 他按时上课。 Tā ànshí shàngkè. He goes to class on time.
- 我按时吃饭。 Wǒ ànshí chīfàn. I eat on time.