凝 níng
- Strokes
- 16
- Radical
- 冫 — ice
- Made of
- 冫 ice 疑 to doubt, to question, to suspect
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
凝视
níngshì
to gaze; to stare intently
Characters in this word
视 shì
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 见 — to see, to observe, to meet, to appear
- Made of
- 礻 spirit 见 to see, to observe, to meet, to appear
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 她站在窗前，凝视着远处的雪山。 Tā zhàn zài chuāng qián, níngshìzhe yuǎnchù de xuěshān. She stood at the window, gazing at the distant snowy mountains.
- 老人长时间凝视着相册里的旧照片。 Lǎorén cháng shíjiān níngshìzhe xiàngcè lǐ de jiù zhàopiàn. The old man gazed for a long time at the old photos in the album.
- 孩子凝视着水里的小鱼，一动也不动。 Háizi níngshìzhe shuǐ lǐ de xiǎoyú, yí dòng yě bú dòng. The child stared at the little fish in the water, not moving at all.
Related words
- 凝固 nínggù to solidify; to congeal
- 凝结 níngjié to condense; to congeal; to crystallise
- 凝聚 níngjù to condense; to unite; to bring together
- 电视 diànshì television, TV
- 电视机 diànshìjī TV set
- 重视 zhòngshì to value; to take seriously
- 电视剧 diànshìjù television series
- 电视台 diànshìtái television station
- 影视 yǐngshì film and television
- 忽视 hūshì to ignore
- 视频 shìpín video
- 视为 shìwéi to regard as