神 shén
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 礻 — spirit
- Made of
- 礻 spirit 申 to report
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
神经
shénjīng
nerve
Characters in this word
经 jīng
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 纟 — silk
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 我神经紧张。 Wǒ shén jīng jǐn zhāng. I feel nervous.
- 神经有点痛。 Shén jīng yǒu diǎn tòng. The nerve hurts a little.
- 别这么神经。 Bié zhè me shén jīng. Do not be so nervous.