系 xì
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 糸 — silk
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
系统
xìtǒng
system
Characters in this word
统 tǒng
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 纟 — silk
- Made of
- 纟 silk 充 to fill, to supply
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 系统坏了。 Xìtǒng huài le. The system is broken.
- 这个系统好用。 Zhège xìtǒng hǎo yòng. This system is easy to use.
- 系统很稳定。 Xìtǒng hěn wěndìng. The system is very stable.
Related words
- 没关系 méiguānxi it doesn't matter, never mind
- 关系 guānxi relationship; connection
- 联系 liánxì to contact; connection
- 系 xì department
- 系 jì to tie; to fasten
- 系列 xìliè series
- 传统 chuántǒng tradition; traditional
- 统计 tǒngjì to count; statistics
- 统一 tǒngyī to unite; to make consistent
- 总统 zǒngtǒng president
- 模型 móxíng model; small copy
- 结构 jiégòu structure