减 jiǎn
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 冫 — ice
- Made of
- 冫 ice 咸 all, together, united
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
减肥
jiǎnféi
to lose weight
Characters in this word
肥 féi
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- ⺼ — meat, flesh
- Made of
- ⺼ meat, flesh 巴 to cling
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 我想减肥。 Wǒ xiǎng jiǎnféi. I want to lose weight.
- 她在减肥。 Tā zài jiǎnféi. She is losing weight.
- 减肥不容易。 Jiǎnféi bù róngyì. Losing weight is not easy.