购 gòu
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 贝 — sea shell
- Made of
- 贝 sea shell 勾 to hook, to join, to connect
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
购物
gòuwù
to go shopping
Characters in this word
物 wù
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 牛 — ox, cow, bull
- Made of
- 牛 ox, cow, bull 勿 must not, do not
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 我去购物。 Wǒ qù gòuwù. I am going shopping.
- 妈妈爱购物。 Māma ài gòuwù. Mom loves shopping.
- 周末去购物。 Zhōumò qù gòuwù. I will go shopping on the weekend.