家 jiā
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 宀 — roof
- Made of
- 宀 roof 豕 pig, boar
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
家园
jiāyuán
homeland
Characters in this word
园 yuán
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 囗 — enclosure
- Made of
- 囗 enclosure 元 first
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 洪水退去后，村民们开始重建自己的家园。 Hóngshuǐ tuìqù hòu, cūnmín men kāishǐ chóngjiàn zìjǐ de jiāyuán. After the floodwaters receded, the villagers began rebuilding their homes.
- 我们要保护环境，守住美丽的家园。 Wǒmen yào bǎohù huánjìng, shǒuzhù měilì de jiāyuán. We must protect the environment and keep our beautiful homeland safe.
- 他离开家园多年，一直想回去看看。 Tā líkāi jiāyuán duō nián, yìzhí xiǎng huíqù kànkan. He left his homeland many years ago and has always wanted to go back and see it.