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可疑

kěyí

suspicious; questionable

A person examines a sealed envelope with a magnifying glass
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Characters in this word

可 kě

Strokes
5
Radical
口 — mouth
Made of
丁 nail 口 mouth
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

疑 yí

Strokes
14
Radical
疋 — roll, bolt of cloth
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
More about the character 疑

Example phrases

  • 账户在深夜连续转出小额资金,交易模式十分可疑。 Zhànghù zài shēnyè liánxù zhuǎnchū xiǎo'é zījīn, jiāoyì móshì shífēn kěyí. The account transferred out small sums repeatedly late at night, making the transaction pattern highly suspicious.
  • 门口有个可疑的人,一直在往院子里看。 Ménkǒu yǒu ge kěyí de rén, yìzhí zài wǎng yuànzi lǐ kàn. There is a suspicious person at the gate who keeps looking into the courtyard.
  • 这封邮件的来源很可疑,千万别点开。 Zhè fēng yóujiàn de láiyuán hěn kěyí, qiānwàn bié diǎn kāi. The source of this email is suspicious, so do not open it whatever you do.

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