倡 chàng
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 亻 — man, person
- Made of
- 亻 man, person 昌 sunlight
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
倡议
chàngyì
to propose; initiative
Characters in this word
议 yì
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 讠 — words, speech
- Made of
- 讠 words, speech 义 right conduct, propriety
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 多国代表联合倡议建立跨境传染病预警机制。 Duō guó dàibiǎo liánhé chàngyì jiànlì kuàjìng chuánrǎnbìng yùjǐng jīzhì. Representatives from several countries jointly proposed establishing a cross-border infectious-disease early-warning mechanism.
- 班长倡议大家周末一起去公园捡垃圾。 Bānzhǎng chàngyì dàjiā zhōumò yìqǐ qù gōngyuán jiǎn lājī. The class monitor proposed that everybody go pick up litter in the park together at the weekend.
- 这份倡议得到了许多居民的支持。 Zhè fèn chàngyì dédào le xǔduō jūmín de zhīchí. This initiative won the support of many residents.
Related words
- 倡导 chàngdǎo to advocate; to promote
- 提倡 tíchàng to promote; to encourage
- 会议 huìyì meeting
- 建议 jiànyì suggestion; to suggest
- 议论 yìlùn to discuss; to talk about
- 协议 xiéyì agreement
- 协议书 xiéyìshū contract
- 争议 zhēngyì dispute; controversy
- 热议 rèyì heated discussion
- 不可思议 bùkěsīyì unbelievable; inconceivable
- 决议 juéyì resolution; formal decision
- 抗议 kàngyì to protest; protest