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
家喻户晓
jiāyùhùxiǎo
known to every household; widely known
Characters in this word
喻 yù
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 口 — mouth
- Made of
- 口 mouth 俞 to consent, to approve
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
户 hù
- Strokes
- 4
- Radical
- 户 — door
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
晓 xiǎo
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 日 — sun
- Made of
- 日 sun 尧 a legendary ancient emperor-sage
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 这首儿歌家喻户晓，每个孩子都会唱。 Zhè shǒu érgē jiāyù hùxiǎo, měi ge háizi dōu huì chàng. This nursery rhyme is known to everyone, and every child can sing it.
- 这个故事在我们那里家喻户晓。 Zhège gùshi zài wǒmen nàlǐ jiāyù hùxiǎo. This story is known to everyone where we come from.
- 他是家喻户晓的老演员，走到哪儿都有人认得他。 Tā shì jiāyù hùxiǎo de lǎo yǎnyuán, zǒu dào nǎr dōu yǒu rén rènde tā. He is a household-name veteran actor, recognised wherever he goes.