纠 jiū
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 纟 — silk
- Made of
- 纟 silk 丩 to connect, to join
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
纠纷
jiūfēn
dispute
Characters in this word
纷 fēn
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 纟 — silk
- Made of
- 纟 silk 分 to divide, to allocate
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 双方因合同细节产生纠纷，最终通过调解解决。 Shuāngfāng yīn hétong xìjié chǎnshēng jiūfēn, zuìzhōng tōngguò tiáojiě jiějué. The two sides had a dispute over contract details and finally resolved it through mediation.
- 邻居之间因为停车位发生了纠纷。 Línjū zhījiān yīnwèi tíngchēwèi fāshēng le jiūfēn. A dispute broke out between neighbours over a parking space.
- 他们想用谈话的办法解决家庭纠纷。 Tāmen xiǎng yòng tánhuà de bànfǎ jiějué jiātíng jiūfēn. They want to settle the family dispute by talking it through.
Related words
- 纠正 jiūzhèng to correct, to rectify
- 纠缠 jiūchán to entangle; to pester
- 纷纷 fēnfēn one after another
- 缤纷 bīnfēn colourful; riotous with colour
- 精彩纷呈 jīngcǎifēnchéng brilliant and varied; a splendid display
- 保障 bǎozhàng to ensure, to guarantee; guarantee
- 牢 láo prison; firm, solid
- 法定 fǎdìng legal, statutory
- 罪 zuì crime, guilt
- 免 miǎn to exempt, to avoid
- 犯 fàn to commit a crime, to violate
- 隐私 yǐnsī privacy