名 míng
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 口 — mouth
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
名贵
míngguì
precious; rare and valuable
Characters in this word
贵 guì
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 贝 — sea shell
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 这批名贵药材如果缺乏溯源记录，就很难进入正规市场。 Zhè pī míngguì yàocái rúguǒ quēfá sùyuán jìlù, jiù hěn nán jìnrù zhèngguī shìchǎng. If this batch of rare and valuable medicinal herbs lacks traceability records, it will be difficult for it to enter the regulated market.
- 她的手上戴着一只名贵的玉镯。 Tā de shǒu shàng dài zhe yì zhī míngguì de yùzhuó. She wears a precious jade bracelet on her wrist.
- 这种名贵的花只在高山上才能生长。 Zhè zhǒng míngguì de huā zhǐ zài gāoshān shàng cáinéng shēngzhǎng. This rare and precious flower grows only high in the mountains.