贵 guì
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 贝 — sea shell
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
贵族
guìzú
noble; aristocracy
Characters in this word
族 zú
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 方 — square, rectangle
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 小说借没落贵族的命运，展示旧制度在现代商业社会中的尴尬。 Xiǎoshuō jiè mòluò guìzú de mìngyùn, zhǎnshì jiù zhìdù zài xiàndài shāngyè shèhuì zhōng de gāngà. Through the fate of a declining aristocratic family, the novel shows the awkwardness of the old system in modern commercial society.
- 这位贵族住在一座有花园的大城堡里。 Zhè wèi guìzú zhù zài yí zuò yǒu huāyuán de dà chéngbǎo lǐ. This nobleman lives in a large castle with a garden.
- 过去只有贵族的孩子才有机会读书。 Guòqù zhǐyǒu guìzú de háizi cái yǒu jīhuì dúshū. In the past, only the children of nobles had a chance to study.
Related words
- 贵 guì expensive
- 宝贵 bǎoguì precious; valuable
- 珍贵 zhēnguì precious
- 昂贵 ángguì expensive
- 贵重 guìzhòng precious, valuable
- 高贵 gāoguì noble; honourable; elegant
- 贵宾 guìbīn honoured guest; VIP
- 可贵 kěguì valuable; commendable
- 名贵 míngguì precious; rare and valuable
- 难能可贵 nánnéngkěguì commendable; precious because it is difficult to achieve
- 尊贵 zūnguì honourable; noble; distinguished
- 民族 mínzú ethnic group; nationality