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王子

wángzǐ

prince

A youth in a crown stands by a castle next to a white horse
Memory picture

Characters in this word

王 wáng

Strokes
4
Radical
王 — king, ruler
Made of
一 one 土 soil, earth
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

子 zi

Strokes
3
Radical
子 — son, child
How it's built
Pictograph — a drawing of the thing

Example phrases

  • 童话里的王子总是在最后一刻出现,解决所有困难。 Tónghuà lǐ de wángzǐ zǒng shì zài zuìhòu yí kè chūxiàn, jiějué suǒyǒu kùnnán. The prince in fairy tales always appears at the last moment and solves all the difficulties.
  • 故事里的王子骑着白马来到了城堡。 Gùshi lǐ de wángzǐ qí zhe báimǎ láidào le chéngbǎo. The prince in the story rode a white horse to the castle.
  • 小男孩穿上漂亮的衣服,扮成了王子。 Xiǎo nánhái chuān shàng piàoliang de yīfu, bàn chéng le wángzǐ. The little boy put on fine clothes and dressed up as a prince.

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