效 xiào
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 攵 — to rap, to tap
- Made of
- 交 to connect 攵 to rap, to tap
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
效应
xiàoyìng
effect
Characters in this word
应 yīng
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 广 — broad, vast, wide
Example phrases
- 这项政策的长期效应还需要进一步观察。 Zhè xiàng zhèngcè de chángqī xiàoyìng hái xūyào jìnyíbù guānchá. The long-term effect of this policy still needs further observation.
- 名人推荐产生了很大的效应，这本书很快就卖完了。 Míngrén tuījiàn chǎnshēng le hěn dà de xiàoyìng, zhè běn shū hěn kuài jiù mài wán le. The celebrity's recommendation had a big effect, and the book sold out quickly.
- 温室效应让全球的气温一点一点升高。 Wēnshì xiàoyìng ràng quánqiú de qìwēn yìdiǎn yìdiǎn shēnggāo. The greenhouse effect is slowly raising temperatures around the world.
Related words
- 效果 xiàoguǒ effect; result
- 有效 yǒuxiào effective; valid
- 效率 xiàolǜ efficiency
- 成效 chéngxiào result; effect
- 功效 gōngxiào efficacy, effect
- 长效 chángxiào long-acting; long-term effect
- 绩效 jìxiào performance; performance results
- 见效 jiànxiào to take effect; to produce results
- 疗效 liáoxiào curative effect; therapeutic effect
- 生效 shēngxiào to take effect
- 失效 shīxiào to become invalid; to lose effectiveness
- 效仿 xiàofǎng to follow the example of; to imitate