善 shàn
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 口 — mouth
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
善意
shànyì
goodwill; good intention
Characters in this word
意 yì
- Strokes
- 13
- Radical
- 心 — heart
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 他的批评虽然措辞尖锐，出发点却仍然是善意的。 Tā de pīpíng suīrán cuòcí jiānruì, chūfādiǎn què réngrán shì shànyì de. Although his criticism was sharply worded, it still came from goodwill.
- 陌生人善意地帮我捡起了掉在地上的钱包。 Mòshēngrén shànyì de bāng wǒ jiǎn qǐle diào zài dì shàng de qiánbāo. A stranger kindly picked up the wallet I dropped on the ground.
- 老师善意地提醒大家明天要交作业。 Lǎoshī shànyì de tíxǐng dàjiā míngtiān yào jiāo zuòyè. The teacher kindly reminded everyone that homework is due tomorrow.
Related words
- 完善 wánshàn complete; to improve
- 改善 gǎishàn to improve
- 善良 shànliáng kind
- 善于 shànyú to be good at
- 慈善 císhàn charitable; philanthropic
- 善 shàn good; kind
- 妥善 tuǒshàn properly; appropriately
- 友善 yǒushàn friendly; amicable
- 不好意思 bùhǎoyìsi sorry; embarrassed
- 故意 gùyì on purpose
- 满意 mǎnyì satisfied
- 意见 yìjiàn opinion