品 pǐn
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 口 — mouth
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
品德
pǐndé
moral character; virtue
Characters in this word
德 dé
- Strokes
- 15
- Radical
- 彳 — to step with the left foot
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 评选标准不应只看成绩，还要考察学生的品德和责任感。 Píngxuǎn biāozhǔn bù yīng zhǐ kàn chéngjì, hái yào kǎochá xuéshēng de pǐndé hé zérèngǎn. The selection criteria should not look only at grades, but should also examine students' moral character and sense of responsibility.
- 老师常说，学习好不如品德好。 Lǎoshī cháng shuō, xuéxí hǎo bùrú pǐndé hǎo. The teacher often says that doing well in studies is not as good as having good character.
- 他品德高尚，乐于助人，邻居们都很敬重他。 Tā pǐndé gāoshàng, lèyú zhùrén, línjūmen dōu hěn jìngzhòng tā. He is of noble character and glad to help others, and the neighbours all respect him.