轮 lún
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 车 — cart, vehicle
- Made of
- 车 cart, vehicle 仑 logical reasons, logical order
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
轮胎
lúntāi
tyre; tire
Characters in this word
胎 tāi
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- ⺼ — meat, flesh
- Made of
- ⺼ meat, flesh 台 platform
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 货车轮胎突然爆裂，导致高速路段临时封闭。 Huòchē lúntāi tūrán bàoliè, dǎozhì gāosù lùduàn línshí fēngbì. A lorry tyre suddenly burst, causing the motorway section to be temporarily closed.
- 车的轮胎没气了，我们得先去修一下。 Chē de lúntāi méi qì le, wǒmen děi xiān qù xiū yíxià. The car's tyre is flat, so we have to get it fixed first.
- 冬天下雪时，最好换上防滑轮胎。 Dōngtiān xià xuě shí, zuìhǎo huàn shàng fánghuá lúntāi. When it snows in winter, it's best to switch to non-slip tyres.
Related words
- 轮 lún turn
- 轮船 lúnchuán steamship
- 轮椅 lúnyǐ wheelchair
- 轮子 lúnzi wheel
- 轮流 lúnliú to take turns
- 轮换 lúnhuàn to rotate; to take turns
- 轮廓 lúnkuò outline; contour
- 年轮 niánlún tree rings; annual rings
- 胚胎 pēitāi embryo; germ; rudimentary stage
- 双胞胎 shuāngbāotāi twins
- 胎 tāi foetus; birth; measure word for pregnancies or births
- 胎儿 tāi'ér foetus