楷 kǎi
- Strokes
- 13
- Radical
- 木 — tree
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
楷模
kǎimó
model; exemplar
Characters in this word
模 mó
- Strokes
- 14
- Radical
- 木 — tree
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 他不是靠口号赢得尊敬，而是以长期自律成为青年教师的楷模。 Tā bú shì kào kǒuhào yíngdé zūnjìng, ér shì yǐ chángqī zìlǜ chéngwéi qīngnián jiàoshī de kǎimó. He did not win respect through slogans, but became a model for young teachers through long-term self-discipline.
- 这位老医生几十年如一日为病人服务，是我们的楷模。 Zhè wèi lǎo yīshēng jǐ shí nián rú yí rì wèi bìngrén fúwù, shì wǒmen de kǎimó. This old doctor has served patients day after day for decades and is a model for us.
- 他诚实勤劳，被村里人看作年轻人的楷模。 Tā chéngshí qínláo, bèi cūn lǐ rén kànzuò niánqīngrén de kǎimó. He is honest and hardworking and is regarded by the villagers as a model for young people.
Related words
- 大规模 dàguīmó large-scale
- 规模 guīmó scale; size
- 模特儿 mótèr model
- 模型 móxíng model; small copy
- 模范 mófàn model; example
- 模仿 mófǎng to imitate
- 模糊 móhu blurry; unclear
- 模式 móshì mode; pattern
- 模样 múyàng look; appearance
- 模拟 mónǐ to simulate
- 一模一样 yìmúyíyàng exactly the same
- 赏识 shǎngshí to appreciate; to recognise someone's worth