雄 xióng
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 隹 — short-tailed bird
- Made of
- 厷 forearm, upper arm 隹 short-tailed bird
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
雄伟
xióngwěi
majestic
Characters in this word
伟 wěi
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 亻 — man, person
- Made of
- 亻 man, person 韦 tanned leather
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 长城很雄伟。 Chángchéng hěn xióngwěi. The Great Wall is very majestic.
- 大桥真雄伟。 Dàqiáo zhēn xióngwěi. The bridge is truly majestic.
- 山很雄伟。 Shān hěn xióngwěi. The mountain is very majestic.