建 jiàn
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 廴 — to walk, to go
- Made of
- 廴 to walk, to go 聿 writing brush, pencil
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
建筑物
jiànzhùwù
building
Characters in this word
筑 zhù
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- ⺮ — bamboo
- Made of
- ⺮ bamboo 巩 to bind, to guard, to strengthen
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
物 wù
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 牛 — ox, cow, bull
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 这片老城区里，许多建筑物都有上百年的历史。 Zhè piàn lǎo chéngqū lǐ, xǔduō jiànzhùwù dōu yǒu shàng bǎi nián de lìshǐ. In this old urban area, many buildings have a history of over a hundred years.
- 这座城市里最高的建筑物是一座电视塔。 Zhè zuò chéngshì lǐ zuì gāo de jiànzhùwù shì yí zuò diànshìtǎ. The tallest structure in this city is a television tower.
- 地震以后，专家检查了每一栋建筑物是否安全。 Dìzhèn yǐhòu, zhuānjiā jiǎnchá le měi yí dòng jiànzhùwù shìfǒu ānquán. After the earthquake, experts checked whether every building was safe.
Related words
- 建 jiàn to build
- 建成 jiànchéng to finish building
- 建立 jiànlì to set up; to establish
- 建设 jiànshè to build; construction
- 建议 jiànyì suggestion; to suggest
- 建造 jiànzào to build
- 建筑 jiànzhù building
- 修建 xiūjiàn to build
- 重建 chóngjiàn to rebuild
- 创建 chuàngjiàn to establish, to create
- 搭建 dājiàn to build; to set up; to construct
- 封建 fēngjiàn feudal; feudalistic