近 jìn
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 辶 — to walk
- Made of
- 辶 to walk 斤 axe
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
近视
jìnshì
nearsighted
Characters in this word
视 shì
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 见 — to see, to observe, to meet, to appear
- Made of
- 礻 spirit 见 to see, to observe, to meet, to appear
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 很多孩子长期盯着电子屏幕，近视问题越来越普遍。 Hěn duō háizi chángqī dīngzhe diànzǐ píngmù, jìnshì wèntí yuèláiyuè pǔbiàn. Nearsightedness is becoming increasingly common among children who stare at electronic screens for long periods.
- 他从小就近视，必须戴眼镜才能看清黑板。 Tā cóngxiǎo jiù jìnshì, bìxū dài yǎnjìng cái néng kànqīng hēibǎn. He has been nearsighted since childhood and must wear glasses to see the blackboard clearly.
- 医生说我有点儿近视，需要换一副新眼镜。 Yīshēng shuō wǒ yǒudiǎnr jìnshì, xūyào huàn yí fù xīn yǎnjìng. The doctor said I am a little nearsighted and need a new pair of glasses.
Related words
- 近 jìn near; close
- 最近 zuìjìn recently
- 将近 jiāngjìn nearly; almost
- 接近 jiējìn to be close to; to approach
- 近期 jìnqī recently; soon
- 附近 fùjìn nearby
- 近代 jìndài modern times
- 近来 jìnlái recently
- 靠近 kàojìn to get close to; near
- 贴近 tiējìn to press close to; close, intimate
- 逼近 bījìn to approach closely; to draw near
- 急功近利 jígōngjìnlì to seek quick success and instant benefits