修 xiū
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 亻 — man, person
- Made of
- 攸 distant, far 彡 hair
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
修建
xiūjiàn
to build
Characters in this word
建 jiàn
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 廴 — to walk, to go
- Made of
- 廴 to walk, to go 聿 writing brush, pencil
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 这里修建学校。 Zhè lǐ xiūjiàn xuéxiào. They are building a school here.
- 我们修建新桥。 Wǒmen xiūjiàn xīn qiáo. We are building a new bridge.
- 村里修建公园。 Cūn lǐ xiūjiàn gōngyuán. They are building a park in the village.
Related words
- 修 xiū to repair
- 修改 xiūgǎi to revise; to correct
- 维修 wéixiū to repair
- 修理 xiūlǐ to repair
- 装修 zhuāngxiū to renovate
- 修复 xiūfù to repair; to restore
- 修养 xiūyǎng good manners; self-cultivation
- 选修 xuǎnxiū to take as an elective
- 建 jiàn to build
- 建成 jiànchéng to finish building
- 建立 jiànlì to set up; to establish
- 建设 jiànshè to build; construction