使 shǐ
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 亻 — man, person
- Made of
- 亻 man, person 吏 government official, magistrate
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
使劲
shǐjìn
to use strength; to try hard
Characters in this word
劲 jìn
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 力 — strength, power
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 请你使劲推。 Qǐng nǐ shǐjìn tuī. Please push hard.
- 他使劲跑。 Tā shǐjìn pǎo. He runs as hard as he can.
- 别太使劲。 Bié tài shǐjìn. Do not push yourself too hard.