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
见义勇为
jiànyìyǒngwéi
to act bravely for a just cause
Characters in this word
义 yì
- Strokes
- 3
- Radical
- 丿 — falling stroke
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
勇 yǒng
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 力 — strength, power
- Made of
- 甬 path 力 strength, power
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
为 wèi
- Strokes
- 4
- Radical
- 丶 — dot
Example phrases
- 他见义勇为，跳进河里救起了落水的孩子。 Tā jiànyì yǒngwéi, tiào jìn hé lǐ jiù qǐ le luòshuǐ de háizi. He acted bravely for a just cause, jumping into the river and rescuing the child who had fallen in.
- 看到小偷偷包，那位大叔见义勇为，大喊着追了上去。 Kàn dào xiǎotōu tōu bāo, nà wèi dàshū jiànyì yǒngwéi, dà hǎn zhe zhuī le shàngqù. Seeing a thief steal a bag, the man bravely stepped in and chased after him, shouting.
- 社区给见义勇为的居民送去了一面锦旗。 Shèqū gěi jiànyì yǒngwéi de jūmín sòng qù le yí miàn jǐnqí. The community sent a silk banner to the resident who had acted bravely for justice.
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