积 jī
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 禾 — cereal, grain, rice
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
积攒
jīzǎn
to save up; to accumulate
Characters in this word
攒 zǎn
- Strokes
- 19
- Radical
- 扌 — hand
- Made of
- 扌 hand 赞 to help, to support
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 她利用业余时间积攒案例，最终写成了一本实务手册。 Tā lìyòng yèyú shíjiān jīzǎn ànlì, zuìzhōng xiěchéng le yì běn shíwù shǒucè. She used her spare time to accumulate case studies and eventually turned them into a practical handbook.
- 他每个月积攒一点零花钱，想买一辆自行车。 Tā měi ge yuè jīzǎn yìdiǎn línghuāqián, xiǎng mǎi yí liàng zìxíngchē. Every month he saves a little pocket money because he wants to buy a bicycle.
- 奶奶把用过的旧纸盒都积攒起来，卖给收废品的人。 Nǎinai bǎ yòng guo de jiù zhǐhé dōu jīzǎn qǐlái, mài gěi shōu fèipǐn de rén. Grandma saves up all the old cardboard boxes she has used and sells them to the scrap collector.
Related words
- 积极 jījí active; positive
- 面积 miànjī area
- 积累 jīlěi to accumulate
- 体积 tǐjī volume
- 堆积 duījī to pile up; to accumulate
- 积 jī to accumulate; to store up
- 积淀 jīdiàn to accumulate and settle; accumulation; cultural sediment
- 积蓄 jīxù to accumulate; savings
- 累积 lěijī to accumulate; to build up
- 攒 zǎn to save up; to accumulate
- 存折 cúnzhé bankbook; passbook
- 活期 huóqī current; demand deposit