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标志

biāozhì

sign; symbol

A signpost on the ground
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Characters in this word

标 biāo

Strokes
9
Radical
木 — tree
Made of
木 tree 示 altar
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
More about the character 标

志 zhì

Strokes
7
Radical
心 — heart
Made of
士 scholar, gentleman 心 heart
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
More about the character 志

Example phrases

  • 这是标志。 Zhè shì biāozhì. This is a sign.
  • 学校有标志。 Xuéxiào yǒu biāozhì. The school has a logo.
  • 红灯是标志。 Hóngdēng shì biāozhì. A red light is a signal.

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