终 zhōng
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 纟 — silk
- Made of
- 纟 silk 冬 winter, 11th lunar month
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
终身
zhōngshēn
lifelong
Characters in this word
身 shēn
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 身 — body, torso
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
Example phrases
- 他终身学习。 Tā zhōngshēn xuéxí. He studies all his life.
- 朋友终身相伴。 Péngyou zhōngshēn xiāngbàn. Friends stay together for life.
- 这是终身会员。 Zhè shì zhōngshēn huìyuán. This is a lifelong member.
Related words
- 始终 shǐzhōng all along
- 终于 zhōngyú finally
- 终点 zhōngdiǎn finish line; end point
- 终止 zhōngzhǐ to stop; to end
- 身上 shēnshang on the body; on oneself
- 身体 shēntǐ body; health
- 全身 quánshēn whole body
- 身边 shēnbiān by one's side; with one
- 身份证 shēnfènzhèng identity card
- 自身 zìshēn oneself; one's own
- 健身 jiànshēn fitness
- 身材 shēncái body shape