标 biāo
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 木 — tree
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
标榜
biāobǎng
to flaunt; to advertise oneself as
Characters in this word
榜 bǎng
- Strokes
- 14
- Radical
- 木 — tree
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 那家公司标榜环保，却被曝光长期偷排污水。 Nà jiā gōngsī biāobǎng huánbǎo, què bèi bàoguāng chángqī tōu pái wūshuǐ. That company advertises itself as environmentally friendly, yet it was exposed for secretly discharging sewage for a long time.
- 这家餐厅标榜天然食材，其实用的都是冷冻的。 Zhè jiā cāntīng biāobǎng tiānrán shícái, qíshí yòng de dōu shì lěngdòng de. This restaurant touts its natural ingredients, but in fact everything it uses is frozen.
- 他总是标榜自己很节俭，却天天买新衣服。 Tā zǒngshì biāobǎng zìjǐ hěn jiéjiǎn, què tiāntiān mǎi xīn yīfu. He always claims to be frugal, yet buys new clothes every day.