彻 chè
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 彳 — to step with the left foot
- Made of
- 彳 to step with the left foot 切 to cut, to mince, to slice, to carve
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
彻底
chèdǐ
thoroughly
Characters in this word
底 dǐ
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 广 — broad, vast, wide
- Made of
- 广 broad, vast, wide 氐 the name of an ancient tribe
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 我彻底懂了。 Wǒ chèdǐ dǒng le. I completely understand now.
- 他彻底好了。 Tā chèdǐ hǎo le. He is completely well now.
- 请彻底打扫。 Qǐng chèdǐ dǎsǎo. Please clean it thoroughly.