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
视力
shìlì
eyesight
Characters in this word
力 lì
- Strokes
- 2
- Radical
- 力 — strength, power
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 儿童视力下降往往与户外活动不足和用眼时间过长有关。 Értóng shìlì xiàjiàng wǎngwǎng yǔ hùwài huódòng bùzú hé yòngyǎn shíjiān guò cháng yǒuguān. A decline in children's eyesight is often related to insufficient outdoor activity and excessive time using their eyes.
- 她视力不好，看黑板得戴眼镜。 Tā shìlì bù hǎo, kàn hēibǎn děi dài yǎnjìng. Her eyesight is poor, so she has to wear glasses to see the blackboard.
- 医生让我检查一下视力，看看要不要换眼镜。 Yīshēng ràng wǒ jiǎnchá yíxià shìlì, kànkan yào bu yào huàn yǎnjìng. The doctor had me get my eyesight checked to see whether I need new glasses.
Related words
- 电视 diànshì television, TV
- 电视机 diànshìjī TV set
- 重视 zhòngshì to value; to take seriously
- 电视剧 diànshìjù television series
- 电视台 diànshìtái television station
- 影视 yǐngshì film and television
- 忽视 hūshì to ignore
- 视频 shìpín video
- 视为 shìwéi to regard as
- 注视 zhùshì to stare at
- 近视 jìnshì nearsighted
- 视觉 shìjué vision