凋 diāo
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 冫 — ice
- Made of
- 冫 ice 周 Zhou dynasty
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
凋谢
diāoxiè
to wither; to fade
Characters in this word
谢 xiè
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 讠 — words, speech
- Made of
- 讠 words, speech 射 to shoot, to eject, to emit
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 这片高山花海一旦进入旱季，颜色会迅速褪去并逐渐凋谢。 Zhè piàn gāoshān huāhǎi yídàn jìnrù hànjì, yánsè huì xùnsù tuìqù bìng zhújiàn diāoxiè. Once this alpine sea of flowers enters the dry season, its colours quickly fade and the blooms gradually wither.
- 花瓶里的玫瑰两天后就凋谢了。 Huāpíng lǐ de méigui liǎng tiān hòu jiù diāoxiè le. The roses in the vase withered after two days.
- 秋天一到，院子里的花慢慢凋谢了。 Qiūtiān yí dào, yuànzi lǐ de huā mànmàn diāoxiè le. As soon as autumn arrived, the flowers in the yard slowly withered.
Related words
- 谢谢 xièxie thank you, thanks
- 感谢 gǎnxiè to thank
- 谢绝 xièjué to politely decline; to refuse
- 新陈代谢 xīnchéndàixiè metabolism; renewal and replacement
- 柏树 bǎishù cypress tree
- 芬芳 fēnfāng fragrant; fragrance
- 槐树 huáishù pagoda tree; locust tree
- 桂花 guìhuā osmanthus blossom
- 草坪 cǎopíng lawn
- 荷花 héhuā lotus flower
- 草丛 cǎocóng grass thicket; clump of grass
- 百合 bǎihé lily; lily bulb