偏 piān
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 亻 — man, person
- Made of
- 亻 man, person 扁 flat
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
偏爱
piān'ài
to favour; to be partial to
Characters in this word
爱 ài
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 爫 — claws, nails, talons
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 投资者偏爱短期回报，往往会削弱企业的研发耐心。 Tóuzīzhě piān'ài duǎnqī huíbào, wǎngwǎng huì xuēruò qǐyè de yánfā nàixīn. Investors' preference for short-term returns often weakens a company's patience for research and development.
- 妈妈偏爱小儿子，哥哥有点不高兴。 Māma piān'ài xiǎo érzi, gēge yǒudiǎn bù gāoxìng. Mother favors her youngest son, and the older brother is a little unhappy.
- 我从小就偏爱甜食，尤其是巧克力。 Wǒ cóngxiǎo jiù piān'ài tiánshí, yóuqí shì qiǎokèlì. Since childhood I've had a fondness for sweets, especially chocolate.
Related words
- 偏 piān biased; partial; to deviate; rather
- 偏差 piānchā deviation; discrepancy; bias
- 偏见 piānjiàn prejudice; bias
- 偏离 piānlí to deviate from; to depart from
- 偏旁 piānpáng radical; component of a Chinese character
- 偏僻 piānpì remote; out-of-the-way
- 偏偏 piānpiān unexpectedly; deliberately; just so happens that
- 偏向 piānxiàng tendency; inclination; to be partial towards
- 偏远 piānyuǎn remote; far-flung
- 爱 ài to love; love
- 爱好 àihào hobby
- 爱情 àiqíng love