独 dú
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 犭 — dog
- Made of
- 犭 dog 虫 insect, worm
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
独立
dúlì
independent
Characters in this word
立 lì
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 立 — to stand
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
Example phrases
- 他很独立。 Tā hěn dúlì. He is very independent.
- 我要独立生活。 Wǒ yào dúlì shēnghuó. I want to live independently.
- 她独立完成。 Tā dúlì wánchéng. She finished it independently.