入 rù
- Strokes
- 2
- Radical
- 入 — to enter, to come in
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
入手
rùshǒu
to start with; to acquire
Characters in this word
手 shǒu
- Strokes
- 4
- Radical
- 手 — hand
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
Example phrases
- 面对庞杂的史料，研究者决定从地方档案入手，重新梳理事件脉络。 Miànduì pángzá de shǐliào, yánjiūzhě juédìng cóng dìfāng dàng'àn rùshǒu, chóngxīn shūlǐ shìjiàn màiluò. Faced with voluminous historical materials, the researcher decided to start with local archives and reorganise the course of the event.
- 学外语最好从日常对话入手，循序渐进。 Xué wàiyǔ zuìhǎo cóng rìcháng duìhuà rùshǒu, xúnxùjiànjìn. When learning a foreign language, it is best to start with everyday conversation and move forward step by step.
- 新款相机一上市，他就入手了一台。 Xīn kuǎn xiàngjī yī shàngshì, tā jiù rùshǒu le yī tái. As soon as the new camera model hit the market, he bought one.
Related words
- 进入 jìnrù to enter
- 入口 rùkǒu entrance
- 收入 shōurù income
- 深入 shēnrù in depth
- 输入 shūrù to enter; to input
- 加入 jiārù to join
- 列入 lièrù to include; to put on a list
- 投入 tóurù to put into; to be absorbed in
- 入门 rùmén beginner level; introduction
- 出入 chūrù discrepancy
- 流入 liúrù to flow into
- 融入 róngrù to integrate into