公 gōng
- Strokes
- 4
- Radical
- 八 — eight
- Made of
- 八 eight 厶 private, secret
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
公主
gōngzhǔ
princess
Characters in this word
主 zhǔ
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 丶 — dot
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
Example phrases
- 在这部改编电影中，公主不再等待救援，而是亲自领导反抗。 Zài zhè bù gǎibiān diànyǐng zhōng, gōngzhǔ bú zài děngdài jiùyuán, ér shì qīnzì lǐngdǎo fǎnkàng. In this adapted film, the princess no longer waits to be rescued, but personally leads the resistance.
- 小女孩在生日那天打扮成了小公主。 Xiǎo nǚhái zài shēngrì nà tiān dǎban chéng le xiǎo gōngzhǔ. On her birthday the little girl dressed up as a princess.
- 故事里的公主住在高高的城堡里。 Gùshi lǐ de gōngzhǔ zhù zài gāogāo de chéngbǎo lǐ. The princess in the story lives in a tall castle.