赞 zàn
- Strokes
- 16
- Radical
- 贝 — sea shell
- Made of
- 兟 to advance 贝 sea shell
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
赞同
zàntóng
to agree, to approve
Characters in this word
同 tóng
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 口 — mouth
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 多数代表赞同这个方案，但希望进一步明确预算来源。 Duōshù dàibiǎo zàntóng zhè ge fāng'àn, dàn xīwàng jìnyíbù míngquè yùsuàn láiyuán. Most representatives agree with this plan, but hope to further clarify the source of the budget.
- 我完全赞同你的看法。 Wǒ wánquán zàntóng nǐ de kànfǎ. I completely agree with your view.
- 老师赞同大家自己动手做实验。 Lǎoshī zàntóng dàjiā zìjǐ dòngshǒu zuò shíyàn. The teacher approves of everyone doing the experiment themselves.
Related words
- 称赞 chēngzàn to praise
- 赞成 zànchéng to agree with
- 赞赏 zànshǎng to appreciate; to admire
- 赞助 zànzhù to sponsor
- 赞不绝口 zànbùjuékǒu to be full of praise; to praise endlessly
- 赞美 zànměi to praise; to extol
- 赞叹 zàntàn to exclaim in admiration; to praise
- 赞许 zànxǔ to approve of; to praise
- 赞扬 zànyáng to praise; to commend
- 同学 tóngxué classmate
- 不同 bùtóng different
- 同时 tóngshí at the same time