Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
带
带dài
Strokes
9
Radical
巾 — cloth, curtain, handkerchief, towel
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
护士重新缠好绷带,提醒他别让伤口碰水。Hùshi chóngxīn chán hǎo bēngdài, tíxǐng tā bié ràng shāngkǒu pèng shuǐ.The nurse rewrapped the bandage and reminded him not to let the wound touch water.
他的手腕上缠着一圈白色的绷带。Tā de shǒuwàn shang chán zhe yì quān báisè de bēngdài.A white bandage is wrapped around his wrist.
医药箱里总要备一卷干净的绷带。Yīyào xiāng lǐ zǒng yào bèi yì juǎn gānjìng de bēngdài.A roll of clean bandage should always be kept in the medicine box.