家 jiā
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 宀 — roof
- Made of
- 宀 roof 豕 pig, boar
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
家世
jiāshì
family background; lineage
Characters in this word
世 shì
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 一 — one
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
Example phrases
- 在那个年代，家世往往比个人能力更能决定一个人的仕途起点。 Zài nà ge niándài, jiāshì wǎngwǎng bǐ gèrén nénglì gèng néng juédìng yí ge rén de shìtú qǐdiǎn. In that era, family background often determined the starting point of an official career more than personal ability did.
- 他从不炫耀自己的家世，大家都把他当普通人。 Tā cóngbù xuànyào zìjǐ de jiāshì, dàjiā dōu bǎ tā dàng pǔtōngrén. He never shows off his family background, and everyone treats him as an ordinary person.
- 这部小说讲的是一个家世显赫的少爷的故事。 Zhè bù xiǎoshuō jiǎng de shì yí ge jiāshì xiǎnhè de shàoye de gùshi. This novel tells the story of a young master from a distinguished family.