维 wéi
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 纟 — silk
- Made of
- 纟 silk 隹 short-tailed bird
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
维生素
wéishēngsù
vitamin
Characters in this word
生 shēng
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 生 — life, lifetime
- Made of
- 𠂉 cap 土 soil, earth
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
素 sù
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 糸 — silk
- Made of
- 龶 growing plant 糸 silk
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 医生建议他多吃蔬菜，以补充维生素。 Yīshēng jiànyì tā duō chī shūcài, yǐ bǔchōng wéishēngsù. The doctor advised him to eat more vegetables to get more vitamins.
- 橙子和苹果都含有丰富的维生素。 Chéngzi hé píngguǒ dōu hán yǒu fēngfù de wéishēngsù. Oranges and apples are both rich in vitamins.
- 冬天很少晒太阳，所以有人会吃维生素片。 Dōngtiān hěn shǎo shài tàiyáng, suǒyǐ yǒu rén huì chī wéishēngsù piàn. There is little sunshine in winter, so some people take vitamin tablets.
Related words
- 维持 wéichí to maintain; to keep
- 维护 wéihù to protect
- 维修 wéixiū to repair
- 二维码 èrwéimǎ scannable code
- 思维 sīwéi thinking
- 恭维 gōngwéi to flatter; to compliment
- 三维 sānwéi three-dimensional
- 维权 wéiquán to defend one’s rights
- 纤维 xiānwéi fibre; fiber
- 学生 xuésheng student
- 大学生 dàxuéshēng university student
- 男生 nánshēng schoolboy, male student