街 jiē
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 行 — to go, to walk, to move
- Made of
- 行 to go, to walk, to move 圭 jade tablet
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
街头
jiētóu
street
Characters in this word
头 tóu
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 大 — big, great, vast, high, deep
- Made of
- ⺀ ice 大 big, great, vast, high, deep
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 节日晚上，街头到处都是音乐声和欢笑声。 Jiérì wǎnshang, jiētóu dàochù dōu shì yīnyuè shēng hé huānxiào shēng. On the evening of the festival, the streets were full of music and laughter.
- 街头有一位老人在表演传统乐器。 Jiētóu yǒu yí wèi lǎorén zài biǎoyǎn chuántǒng yuèqì. On the street, an elderly man is performing on a traditional instrument.
- 下雨以后，街头很快就安静下来了。 Xiàyǔ yǐhòu, jiētóu hěn kuài jiù ānjìng xiàlái le. After the rain began, the street quickly quieted down.