节 jié
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 艹 — grass, weed, plant, herb
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
节能
jiénéng
to save energy
Characters in this word
能 néng
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- ⺼ — meat, flesh
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
Example phrases
- 新建办公楼采用了节能玻璃和智能空调系统。 Xīnjiàn bàngōnglóu cǎiyòng le jiénéng bōli hé zhìnéng kōngtiáo xìtǒng. The newly built office building uses energy-saving glass and an intelligent air-conditioning system.
- 夏天把空调温度调高一点，既舒服又节能。 Xiàtiān bǎ kōngtiáo wēndù tiáo gāo yìdiǎn, jì shūfu yòu jiénéng. In summer, setting the air conditioner a little higher is both comfortable and energy-saving.
- 我们家把所有的灯都换成了节能灯。 Wǒmen jiā bǎ suǒyǒu de dēng dōu huàn chéng le jiénéng dēng. We have replaced all the lights in our home with energy-saving lamps.