勤 qín
- Strokes
- 13
- Radical
- 力 — strength, power
- Made of
- 堇 yellow loam 力 strength, power
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
勤劳
qínláo
hardworking
Characters in this word
劳 láo
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 力 — strength, power
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 勤劳的农民用多年的经验改善了这片土地。 Qínláo de nóngmín yòng duōnián de jīngyàn gǎishàn le zhè piàn tǔdì. The hard-working farmer used years of experience to improve this piece of land.
- 勤劳的蜜蜂整天在花丛中飞来飞去。 Qínláo de mìfēng zhěngtiān zài huācóng zhōng fēi lái fēi qù. The hardworking bees fly back and forth among the flowers all day.
- 奶奶勤劳了一辈子，从不喊累。 Nǎinai qínláo le yíbèizi, cóng bù hǎn lèi. Grandma worked hard all her life and never complained of being tired.
Related words
- 勤奋 qínfèn hardworking
- 后勤 hòuqín logistics; rear services
- 勤工俭学 qíngōngjiǎnxué work-study; to work part-time while studying
- 勤俭 qínjiǎn diligent and frugal; hardworking and thrifty
- 勤快 qínkuai hardworking; diligent; industrious
- 辛勤 xīnqín hard-working; diligent
- 殷勤 yīnqín attentive; solicitous
- 劳动 láodòng physical work
- 劳动力 láodònglì labor force
- 疲劳 píláo tired
- 操劳 cāoláo to toil; to work hard and worry
- 功劳 gōngláo merit; credit; contribution