崇 chóng
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 山 — mountain, hill, peak
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
崇高
chónggāo
lofty; noble; sublime
Characters in this word
高 gāo
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 高 — tall, lofty
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
Example phrases
- 医生在灾区坚守岗位，展现了崇高的职业伦理。 Yīshēng zài zāiqū jiānshǒu gǎngwèi, zhǎnxiàn le chónggāo de zhíyè lúnlǐ. The doctors stayed at their posts in the disaster area, displaying noble professional ethics.
- 他把救人看作最崇高的事业。 Tā bǎ jiù rén kànzuò zuì chónggāo de shìyè. He regards saving lives as the noblest of callings.
- 山顶的雪峰让人感到一种崇高的美。 Shāndǐng de xuěfēng ràng rén gǎndào yì zhǒng chónggāo de měi. The snowy peak makes one feel a sublime beauty.
Related words
- 崇拜 chóngbài to worship, to adore
- 崇敬 chóngjìng to revere; to hold in high esteem
- 崇尚 chóngshàng to value highly; to advocate; to esteem
- 推崇 tuīchóng to esteem highly; to advocate
- 高 gāo tall, high
- 高兴 gāoxìng happy, glad
- 高级 gāojí advanced; high-level
- 高中 gāozhōng senior high school
- 提高 tígāo to improve; to raise
- 高速 gāosù high-speed
- 高速公路 gāosùgōnglù highway
- 跳高 tiàogāo high jump