内 nèi
- Strokes
- 4
- Radical
- 入 — to enter, to come in
- Made of
- 冂 frame 人 man, person
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
内向
nèixiàng
introverted; inward-looking
Characters in this word
向 xiàng
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 口 — mouth
Example phrases
- 她性格内向，却在需要表达立场时十分坚定。 Tā xìnggé nèixiàng, què zài xūyào biǎodá lìchǎng shí shífēn jiāndìng. She is introverted by nature, yet very firm when she needs to state her position.
- 他从小就很内向，不太喜欢和陌生人说话。 Tā cóngxiǎo jiù hěn nèixiàng, bú tài xǐhuan hé mòshēngrén shuōhuà. He has been very introverted since childhood and does not much like talking to strangers.
- 内向的人通常喜欢一个人看书、散步。 Nèixiàng de rén tōngcháng xǐhuan yí ge rén kàn shū, sànbù. Introverted people usually like to read and take walks alone.
Related words
- 国内 guónèi within the country
- 内 nèi inside; within
- 内容 nèiróng content
- 内心 nèixīn inner heart; inside
- 内部 nèibù inside; internal part
- 内科 nèikē internal medicine department
- 以内 yǐnèi within
- 内在 nèizài inner; internal
- 在内 zàinèi included
- 之内 zhīnèi within (inside a limit)
- 海内外 hǎinèiwài both at home and abroad
- 内涵 nèihán connotation