勤 qín
- Strokes
- 13
- Radical
- 力 — strength, power
- Made of
- 堇 yellow loam 力 strength, power
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
勤奋
qínfèn
hardworking
Characters in this word
奋 fèn
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 大 — big, great, vast, high, deep
- Made of
- 大 big, great, vast, high, deep 田 field, farm, arable land
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 他很勤奋。 Tā hěn qínfèn. He is very hardworking.
- 勤奋很重要。 Qínfèn hěn zhòngyào. Hard work is very important.
- 她学习勤奋。 Tā xuéxí qínfèn. She studies hard.