拥 yōng
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 扌 — hand
- Made of
- 扌 hand 用 to use, to employ, to apply
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
拥挤
yōngjǐ
crowded; to crowd
Characters in this word
挤 jǐ
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 扌 — hand
- Made of
- 扌 hand 齐 even, uniform, of equal length
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 早高峰时，地铁车厢异常拥挤，几乎无法转身。 Zǎo gāofēng shí, dìtiě chēxiāng yìcháng yōngjǐ, jīhū wúfǎ zhuǎnshēn. During the morning rush hour, the underground carriage was unusually crowded and it was almost impossible to turn round.
- 节假日商场里人很多，非常拥挤。 Jiéjiàrì shāngchǎng lǐ rén hěn duō, fēicháng yōngjǐ. On holidays the shopping mall is full of people and extremely crowded.
- 大家别拥挤，请排好队一个一个上车。 Dàjiā bié yōngjǐ, qǐng pái hǎo duì yí ge yí ge shàng chē. Don't push, everyone, please line up and board one by one.
Related words
- 拥抱 yōngbào to hug
- 拥有 yōngyǒu to own; to have
- 簇拥 cùyōng to crowd around; to cluster around
- 拥护 yōnghù to support; to endorse
- 挤 jǐ to squeeze; crowded
- 挤压 jǐyā to squeeze; to compress; to put pressure on
- 快捷 kuàijié fast, quick
- 匆忙 cōngmáng hasty, hurried
- 便捷 biànjié convenient, fast
- 繁忙 fánmáng busy
- 清 qīng clear; to clear
- 清洁 qīngjié clean