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领带

lǐngdài

tie

A necktie on a shirt collar
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Characters in this word

领 lǐng

Strokes
11
Radical
页 — page, sheet, leaf
Made of
令 command, decree, order 页 page, sheet, leaf
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

带 dài

Strokes
9
Radical
巾 — cloth, curtain, handkerchief, towel
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

Example phrases

  • 他戴领带。 Tā dài lǐngdài. He wears a tie.
  • 这条领带真好。 Zhè tiáo lǐngdài zhēn hǎo. This tie is really nice.
  • 爸爸买领带。 Bàba mǎi lǐngdài. Dad buys a tie.

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