惯 guàn
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 忄 — heart
- Made of
- 忄 heart 贯 to pierce, to string up
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
惯性
guànxìng
inertia; force of habit
Characters in this word
性 xìng
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 忄 — heart
- Made of
- 忄 heart 生 life, lifetime
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 这项制度早已失去现实依据，却因行政惯性而迟迟没有被废除。 Zhè xiàng zhìdù zǎoyǐ shīqù xiànshí yījù, què yīn xíngzhèng guànxìng ér chíchí méiyǒu bèi fèichú. This system has long lost its practical basis, yet because of administrative inertia it has still not been abolished.
- 汽车突然刹车，乘客因为惯性向前倒去。 Qìchē tūrán shāchē, chéngkè yīnwèi guànxìng xiàng qián dǎo qù. The car braked suddenly and the passengers were thrown forward by inertia.
- 他一到周末就睡懒觉，已经成了惯性。 Tā yí dào zhōumò jiù shuì lǎnjiào, yǐjīng chéngle guànxìng. He sleeps in every weekend; it has become a force of habit.
Related words
- 习惯 xíguàn habit
- 惯 guàn to spoil; to indulge; to be accustomed to
- 惯例 guànlì convention; usual practice
- 娇惯 jiāoguàn to pamper; to spoil
- 司空见惯 sīkōngjiànguàn commonplace; nothing unusual
- 个性 gèxìng personality; individuality
- 性 xìng nature; quality
- 性别 xìngbié gender
- 性格 xìnggé personality; character
- 性质 xìngzhì nature; property
- 男性 nánxìng male
- 女性 nǚxìng woman; female