热 rè
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 灬 — fire
- Made of
- 执 to execute 灬 fire
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
热带
rèdài
the tropics; tropical zone
Characters in this word
带 dài
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 巾 — cloth, curtain, handkerchief, towel
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 热带雨林的生物多样性极高，却也格外脆弱。 Rèdài yǔlín de shēngwù duōyàngxìng jí gāo, què yě géwài cuìruò. The biodiversity of tropical rainforests is extremely high, yet they are also particularly fragile.
- 我们计划去热带岛屿度假，享受阳光和沙滩。 Wǒmen jìhuà qù rèdài dǎoyǔ dùjià, xiǎngshòu yángguāng hé shātān. We plan to vacation on a tropical island and enjoy the sunshine and the beach.
- 这种花来自热带，需要温暖湿润的气候。 Zhè zhǒng huā láizì rèdài, xūyào wēnnuǎn shīrùn de qìhòu. This flower comes from the tropics and needs a warm, humid climate.