外 wài
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 夕 — evening, night, dusk
- Made of
- 夕 evening, night, dusk 卜 divination, fortune-telling
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
外交官
wàijiāoguān
diplomat
Characters in this word
交 jiāo
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 亠 — lid, cover
- Made of
- 六 six 乂 to govern
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
官 guān
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 宀 — roof
- Made of
- 宀 roof 㠯 according to, for, with
Example phrases
- 他是外交官。 Tā shì wàijiāoguān. He is a diplomat.
- 外交官很忙。 Wàijiāoguān hěn máng. The diplomat is very busy.
- 她想当外交官。 Tā xiǎng dāng wàijiāoguān. She wants to be a diplomat.
Related words
- 国外 guówài abroad, overseas
- 外 wài outside, outer
- 外边 wàibian outside
- 外国 wàiguó foreign country
- 外语 wàiyǔ foreign language
- 外地 wàidì another place; out of town
- 外卖 wàimài takeout delivery
- 以外 yǐwài outside; except for
- 另外 lìngwài other; in addition
- 外交 wàijiāo diplomacy
- 外面 wàimiàn outside
- 外文 wàiwén foreign language; foreign writing