容 róng
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 宀 — roof
- Made of
- 宀 roof 谷 valley, gorge, ravine
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
容貌
róngmào
appearance; facial features
Characters in this word
貌 mào
- Strokes
- 14
- Radical
- 豸 — badger
- Made of
- 豸 badger 皃 countenance, appearance
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 在那部小说里，作者几乎没有描写主角的容貌，而是强调他的选择。 Zài nà bù xiǎoshuō li, zuòzhě jīhū méiyǒu miáoxiě zhǔjué de róngmào, ér shì qiángdiào tā de xuǎnzé. In that novel, the author barely describes the protagonist's appearance, instead emphasising his choices.
- 她容貌出众，走到哪儿都很引人注意。 Tā róngmào chūzhòng, zǒu dào nǎr dōu hěn yǐnrén zhùyì. Her looks are striking; wherever she goes she draws attention.
- 别只看容貌，人品才最重要。 Bié zhǐ kàn róngmào, rénpǐn cái zuì zhòngyào. Don't judge only by looks; character is what matters most.
Related words
- 内容 nèiróng content
- 容易 róngyì easy
- 形容 xíngróng to describe
- 好容易 hǎoróngyì with difficulty
- 容量 róngliàng capacity
- 笑容 xiàoróng smile
- 包容 bāoróng to tolerate; to include
- 不容 bùróng not to allow; not to tolerate
- 从容 cóngróng calm; composed; unhurried
- 从容不迫 cóngróngbúpò calm and unhurried; composed
- 兼容 jiānróng to be compatible; to accommodate both
- 刻不容缓 kèbùrónghuǎn urgent; allowing no delay