经 jīng
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 纟 — silk
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
经受
jīngshòu
to undergo; to withstand
Characters in this word
受 shòu
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 又 — and, also, again, in addition
- Made of
- 爫 claws, nails, talons 冖 cover 又 and, also, again, in addition
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 一座城市若能经受多次洪水考验，说明它的排水系统确实经过长期规划。 Yí zuò chéngshì ruò néng jīngshòu duō cì hóngshuǐ kǎoyàn, shuōmíng tā de páishuǐ xìtǒng quèshí jīngguò chángqī guīhuà. If a city can withstand repeated flood tests, it shows that its drainage system has indeed undergone long-term planning.
- 这座老桥经受了无数次风雨，依然稳稳地立在河上。 Zhè zuò lǎo qiáo jīngshòu le wúshù cì fēngyǔ, yīrán wěnwěn de lì zài hé shàng. This old bridge has withstood countless storms and still stands firmly over the river.
- 他经受住了失败的打击，重新站了起来。 Tā jīngshòu zhù le shībài de dǎjī, chóngxīn zhàn le qǐlái. He withstood the blow of failure and stood up again.