神 shén
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 礻 — spirit
- Made of
- 礻 spirit 申 to report
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
神话
shénhuà
myth
Characters in this word
话 huà
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 讠 — words, speech
- Made of
- 讠 words, speech 舌 tongue
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 我爱听神话。 Wǒ ài tīng shén huà. I love listening to myths.
- 这是古老神话。 Zhè shì gǔ lǎo shén huà. This is an ancient myth.
- 神话很有趣。 Shén huà hěn yǒu qù. Myths are very interesting.