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研究所

yánjiūsuǒ

research institute

A researcher inside an institute
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Characters in this word

研 yán

Strokes
9
Radical
石 — stone, rock, mineral
Made of
石 stone, rock, mineral 开 to open
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
More about the character 研

究 jiū

Strokes
7
Radical
穴 — cave, den, hole
Made of
穴 cave, den, hole 九 nine
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
More about the character 究

所 suǒ

Strokes
8
Radical
户 — door
Made of
户 door 斤 axe
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

Example phrases

  • 他在研究所。 Tā zài yánjiūsuǒ. He is at the research institute.
  • 研究所很大。 Yánjiūsuǒ hěn dà. The research institute is very big.
  • 我去研究所。 Wǒ qù yánjiūsuǒ. I am going to the research institute.

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