巩 gǒng
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 工 — labor, work
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
巩固
gǒnggù
solid; to consolidate
Characters in this word
固 gù
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 囗 — enclosure
- Made of
- 囗 enclosure 古 old, classic, ancient
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 复习不是简单重复，而是为了巩固已经形成的理解。 Fùxí bú shì jiǎndān chóngfù, ér shì wèile gǒnggù yǐjīng xíngchéng de lǐjiě. Revision is not simple repetition, but is intended to consolidate understanding that has already formed.
- 睡前再读一遍单词，可以巩固记忆。 Shuì qián zài dú yí biàn dāncí, kěyǐ gǒnggù jìyì. Reading the words once more before bed can consolidate your memory.
- 他每天做练习来巩固所学的知识。 Tā měitiān zuò liànxí lái gǒnggù suǒ xué de zhīshi. He does exercises every day to consolidate what he has learned.
Related words
- 固定 gùdìng to fix in place; fixed
- 坚固 jiāngù strong; sturdy
- 固体 gùtǐ solid
- 根深蒂固 gēnshēndìgù deep-rooted; ingrained
- 固化 gùhuà to solidify; to become fixed or entrenched
- 固然 gùrán admittedly; no doubt; certainly
- 固有 gùyǒu inherent; intrinsic
- 固执 gùzhi stubborn; obstinate
- 牢固 láogù firm; solid; secure
- 凝固 nínggù to solidify; to congeal
- 顽固 wángù stubborn; obstinate; persistent
- 稳固 wěngù stable; firm; to consolidate