见 jiàn
- Strokes
- 4
- Radical
- 见 — to see, to observe, to meet, to appear
- Made of
- 冂 frame 儿 son, child
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
见识
jiànshi
experience; knowledge; to experience
Characters in this word
识 shí
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 讠 — words, speech
- Made of
- 讠 words, speech 只 only, merely, just
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 这次田野调查让学生见识到基层治理的复杂性，而不是只停留在书本概念上。 Zhè cì tiányě diàochá ràng xuéshēng jiànshi dào jīcéng zhìlǐ de fùzáxìng, ér bú shì zhǐ tíngliú zài shūběn gàiniàn shàng. This field investigation allowed students to experience the complexity of grassroots governance, rather than remaining at the level of textbook concepts.
- 出国旅行让我长了不少见识。 Chūguó lǚxíng ràng wǒ zhǎng le bù shǎo jiànshi. Travelling abroad broadened my horizons quite a bit.
- 这孩子年纪不大，见识却很广。 Zhè háizi niánjì bú dà, jiànshi què hěn guǎng. This child is not old, but has a very broad outlook.
Related words
- 见 jiàn to see; to meet
- 见面 jiànmiàn to meet, to see each other
- 看见 kànjiàn to see, to catch sight of
- 听见 tīngjiàn to hear
- 再见 zàijiàn goodbye
- 常见 chángjiàn common
- 见到 jiàndào to see; to meet
- 见过 jiànguo to have seen before
- 碰见 pèngjiàn to meet by chance
- 意见 yìjiàn opinion
- 可见 kějiàn it is clear that
- 梦见 mèngjiàn to dream of