爱 ài
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 爫 — claws, nails, talons
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
爱不释手
àibúshìshǒu
to love something too much to put it down
Characters in this word
不 bù
- Strokes
- 4
- Radical
- 一 — one
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
释 shì
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 釆 — to distinguish
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
手 shǒu
- Strokes
- 4
- Radical
- 手 — hand
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
Example phrases
- 这本批注详尽的古籍影印本让他爱不释手，连午饭都顾不上吃。 Zhè běn pīzhù xiángjìn de gǔjí yǐngyìn běn ràng tā àibúshìshǒu, lián wǔfàn dōu gù bu shàng chī. This facsimile of an ancient text, with its detailed annotations, delighted him so much that he could not even stop for lunch.
- 这只小熊玩偶太可爱了，女儿爱不释手。 Zhè zhī xiǎo xióng wán'ǒu tài kě'ài le, nǚ'ér àibúshìshǒu. This little bear toy is so cute that my daughter will not put it down.
- 新买的游戏机让弟弟爱不释手，吃饭都拿在手里。 Xīn mǎi de yóuxìjī ràng dìdi àibúshìshǒu, chīfàn dōu ná zài shǒu lǐ. My brother loves his new game console so much that he even holds it while eating.