精 jīng
- Strokes
- 14
- Radical
- 米 — rice, millet, grain
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
精湛
jīngzhàn
exquisite; consummate; highly skilled
Characters in this word
湛 zhàn
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 氵 — water
- Made of
- 氵 water 甚 considerably
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 她精湛的修复技艺让破损的古画重新显露出原有的层次。 Tā jīngzhàn de xiūfù jìyì ràng pòsǔn de gǔhuà chóngxīn xiǎnlù chū yuányǒu de céngcì. Her exquisite restoration skills allowed the damaged ancient painting to reveal its original layers again.
- 这位老木匠的手艺非常精湛。 Zhè wèi lǎo mùjiang de shǒuyì fēicháng jīngzhàn. This old carpenter's craftsmanship is superb.
- 演员精湛的演技赢得了观众的掌声。 Yǎnyuán jīngzhàn de yǎnjì yíngdé le guānzhòng de zhǎngshēng. The actor's superb acting won applause from the audience.
Related words
- 精彩 jīngcǎi wonderful; exciting
- 精神 jīngshén spirit
- 精神 jīngshen energetic
- 精力 jīnglì energy
- 精美 jīngměi exquisite, delicate
- 精确 jīngquè accurate, precise
- 精通 jīngtōng to master, be proficient in
- 精心 jīngxīn meticulously, carefully
- 精致 jīngzhì delicate, refined
- 精准 jīngzhǔn accurate, precise
- 酒精 jiǔjīng alcohol
- 博大精深 bódàjīngshēn broad and profound