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
修养
xiūyǎng
good manners; self-cultivation
Characters in this word
Example phrases
- 他很有修养。 Tā hěn yǒu xiūyǎng. He is very well-mannered.
- 我要提高修养。 Wǒ yào tígāo xiūyǎng. I want to improve my character.
- 修养来自学习。 Xiūyǎng lái zì xuéxí. Good manners come from learning.
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
- 修建 xiūjiàn to build
- 选修 xuǎnxiū to take as an elective
- 养 yǎng to raise; to keep
- 营养 yíngyǎng nutrition
- 疗养 liáoyǎng to recover; to rest for health
- 培养 péiyǎng to develop; to train