建 jiàn
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 廴 — to walk, to go
- Made of
- 廴 to walk, to go 聿 writing brush, pencil
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
建筑
jiànzhù
building
Characters in this word
筑 zhù
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- ⺮ — bamboo
- Made of
- ⺮ bamboo 巩 to bind, to guard, to strengthen
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 这座建筑很高。 Zhè zuò jiànzhù hěn gāo. This structure is very high.
- 那个建筑很旧。 Nà ge jiànzhù hěn jiù. That building is old.
- 我喜欢老建筑。 Wǒ xǐhuan lǎo jiànzhù. I like old buildings.
Related words
- 建 jiàn to build
- 建成 jiànchéng to finish building
- 建立 jiànlì to set up; to establish
- 建设 jiànshè to build; construction
- 建议 jiànyì suggestion; to suggest
- 建造 jiànzào to build
- 修建 xiūjiàn to build
- 回收 huíshōu to recycle
- 终止 zhōngzhǐ to stop; to end
- 改革 gǎigé reform
- 完了 wánle to be over; finished
- 转换 zhuǎnhuàn to switch; to change