民 mín
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 民 — citizens, subjects
- Made of
- 巳 snake 戈 spear, lance, halberd
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
民居
mínjū
residential dwelling; folk house
Characters in this word
居 jū
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 户 — door
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 古镇里的民居都是白墙灰瓦，院子里种着花。 Gǔzhèn lǐ de mínjū dōu shì bái qiáng huī wǎ, yuànzi lǐ zhòng zhe huā. The traditional houses in the old town all have white walls and grey tiles, with flowers planted in the courtyards.
- 这些老民居住了几代人，墙上还留着孩子们的涂画。 Zhèxiē lǎo mínjū zhù le jǐ dài rén, qiáng shàng hái liú zhe háizimen de túhuà. Several generations lived in these old houses, and the children's scribbles are still on the walls.
- 山区的民居大多用石头和木头建成，冬暖夏凉。 Shānqū de mínjū dàduō yòng shítou hé mùtou jiànchéng, dōng nuǎn xià liáng. Houses in mountain areas are mostly built of stone and wood, warm in winter and cool in summer.