寂 jì
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 宀 — roof
- Made of
- 宀 roof 叔 uncle
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
寂寞
jìmò
lonely
Characters in this word
寞 mò
- Strokes
- 13
- Radical
- 宀 — roof
- Made of
- 宀 roof 莫 cannot
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 搬到陌生城市后，她第一次感到真正的寂寞。 Bān dào mòshēng chéngshì hòu, tā dì yī cì gǎndào zhēnzhèng de jìmò. After moving to an unfamiliar city, she felt truly lonely for the first time.
- 老人的孩子都在外地，他一个人住，常常觉得寂寞。 Lǎorén de háizi dōu zài wàidì, tā yí gè rén zhù, chángcháng juéde jìmò. The old man's children are all in other cities, and living alone he often feels lonely.
- 周末大家都有安排，只有我一个人在家，有点寂寞。 Zhōumò dàjiā dōu yǒu ānpái, zhǐyǒu wǒ yí gè rén zài jiā, yǒudiǎn jìmò. Everyone has plans at the weekend and I am at home alone, feeling a bit lonely.
Related words
- 寂静 jìjìng silent; quiet; still
- 思念 sīniàn to miss, to long for
- 孤独 gūdú lonely
- 委屈 wěiqu wronged; to feel wronged
- 尴尬 gāngà embarrassed, awkward
- 灰心 huīxīn discouraged, downhearted
- 焦虑 jiāolǜ anxious
- 悲观 bēiguān pessimistic
- 发愁 fāchóu to worry, to feel anxious
- 盼望 pànwàng to long for, to look forward to
- 担忧 dānyōu to worry, to be anxious
- 向往 xiàngwǎng to yearn for