如 rú
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 女 — woman, girl
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
如痴如醉
rúchīrúzuì
to be entranced; intoxicated with
Characters in this word
痴 chī
- Strokes
- 13
- Radical
- 疒 — sickness, disease
- Made of
- 疒 sickness, disease 知 to know, to perceive, to comprehend
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
醉 zuì
- Strokes
- 15
- Radical
- 酉 — wine
- Made of
- 酉 wine 卒 soldier
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 她唱完那首歌后，全场观众如痴如醉，久久不愿离开。 Tā chàng wán nà shǒu gē hòu, quánchǎng guānzhòng rúchīrúzuì, jiǔjiǔ bù yuàn líkāi. After she finished singing that song, the whole audience was entranced, reluctant to leave.
- 这本小说情节动人，他连着读了三个小时，如痴如醉。 Zhè běn xiǎoshuō qíngjié dòngrén, tā liánzhe dúle sān gè xiǎoshí, rúchīrúzuì. The novel's plot was so moving that he read for three hours straight, completely absorbed.
- 画展上那幅山水画让所有参观者如痴如醉。 Huàzhǎn shàng nà fú shānshuǐ huà ràng suǒyǒu cānguānzhě rúchīrúzuì. At the exhibition, that landscape painting left all the visitors entranced.