调 diào
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 讠 — words, speech
- Made of
- 讠 words, speech 周 Zhou dynasty
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
调节
tiáojié
to adjust
Characters in this word
节 jié
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 艹 — grass, weed, plant, herb
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 请调节音量。 Qǐng tiáojié yīnliàng. Please adjust the volume.
- 调节一下空调。 Tiáojié yí xià kōngtiáo. Adjust the air conditioner a little.
- 我会调节灯光。 Wǒ huì tiáojié dēngguāng. I can adjust the lights.
Related words
- 调 diào tune; tone
- 调查 diàochá survey; investigation
- 空调 kōngtiáo air conditioner
- 强调 qiángdiào to emphasize
- 调 tiáo to adjust
- 调整 tiáozhěng to adjust; to change
- 单调 dāndiào boring; monotonous
- 调皮 tiáopí naughty; mischievous
- 调动 diàodòng to transfer; to mobilize
- 调解 tiáojiě to mediate
- 春节 Chūnjié Spring Festival
- 节 jié a measure word for classes