战 zhàn
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 戈 — spear, lance, halberd
- Made of
- 占 to divine 戈 spear, lance, halberd
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
战士
zhànshì
soldier; fighter
Characters in this word
Example phrases
- 战士很勇敢。 Zhànshì hěn yǒnggǎn. The soldier is very brave.
- 他是一名战士。 Tā shì yì míng zhànshì. He is a soldier.
- 战士保护人民。 Zhànshì bǎohù rénmín. Soldiers protect the people.
Related words
- 挑战 tiǎozhàn challenge
- 战斗 zhàndòu battle; to fight
- 战胜 zhànshèng to defeat; to overcome
- 战争 zhànzhēng war
- 巴士 bāshì bus
- 护士 hùshi nurse
- 男士 nánshì gentleman; man
- 女士 nǚshì lady; madam
- 士兵 shìbīng soldier
- 博士 bóshì doctorate; doctoral student
- 人士 rénshì representative; person from a group
- 硕士 shuòshì master's degree student; master's degree