等 děng
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- ⺮ — bamboo
- Made of
- ⺮ bamboo 寺 court, office
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
等级
děngjí
level; grade
Characters in this word
级 jí
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 纟 — silk
- Made of
- 纟 silk 及 to extend
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 等级不高。 Děngjí bù gāo. The level is not high.
- 这个等级很难。 Zhège děngjí hěn nán. This level is very hard.
- 会员等级不同。 Huìyuán děngjí bùtóng. The member levels are different.