安 ān
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 宀 — roof
- Made of
- 宀 roof 女 woman, girl
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
安慰
ānwèi
to comfort
Characters in this word
慰 wèi
- Strokes
- 15
- Radical
- 心 — heart
- Made of
- 尉 officer, military rank 心 heart
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 妈妈安慰我。 Māma ānwèi wǒ. Mom comforts me.
- 他来安慰她。 Tā lái ānwèi tā. He comes to comfort her.
- 朋友安慰我。 Péngyou ānwèi wǒ. My friend comforts me.