桨 jiǎng
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 木 — tree
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
桨
jiǎng
oar; paddle
Character
Example phrases
- 小船靠近浅滩时，船夫放慢了桨的节奏。 Xiǎochuán kàojìn qiǎntān shí, chuánfū fàngmàn le jiǎng de jiézòu. As the small boat approached the shallows, the boatman slowed the rhythm of the oar.
- 他双手握着桨，一下一下地划着船。 Tā shuāngshǒu wò zhe jiǎng, yí xià yí xià de huá zhe chuán. Gripping the oar with both hands, he rowed the boat stroke by stroke.
- 河水很急，船桨差点被冲走了。 Hé shuǐ hěn jí, chuánjiǎng chàdiǎn bèi chōngzǒu le. The river current was strong, and the oar was almost swept away.
Related words
- 集装箱 jízhuāngxiāng shipping container; container
- 入场券 rùchǎngquàn admission ticket; entry ticket
- 木偶 mù'ǒu puppet
- 喷泉 pēnquán fountain
- 青铜器 qīngtóngqì bronze ware; bronze vessel
- 纱 shā gauze; fine yarn
- 实物 shíwù physical object; material thing
- 漆 qī paint; lacquer; to paint
- 皮革 pígé leather
- 器械 qìxiè instrument; apparatus; equipment
- 器材 qìcái equipment; apparatus
- 器具 qìjù utensil; implement; appliance