盛 chéng
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 皿 — dish, vessel
- Made of
- 成 to accomplish 皿 dish, vessel
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
盛气凌人
shèngqìlíngrén
overbearing; arrogant and domineering
Characters in this word
气 qì
- Strokes
- 4
- Radical
- 气 — air, gas
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
凌 líng
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 冫 — ice
- Made of
- 冫 ice 夌 to dawdle
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
人 rén
- Strokes
- 2
- Radical
- 人 — man, person
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
Example phrases
- 他说话总是盛气凌人，同事们都不愿意跟他合作。 Tā shuōhuà zǒngshì shèngqìlíngrén, tóngshìmen dōu bú yuànyì gēn tā hézuò. He always talks in an overbearing manner, so his colleagues are unwilling to work with him.
- 你别盛气凌人，有问题我们可以好好商量。 Nǐ bié shèngqìlíngrén, yǒu wèntí wǒmen kěyǐ hǎohǎo shāngliang. Don't be so domineering; we can discuss the problem properly.
- 他盛气凌人地跟同事说话，大家都不喜欢他。 Tā shèngqìlíngrén de gēn tóngshì shuōhuà, dàjiā dōu bù xǐhuan tā. He speaks to his colleagues in an arrogant, overbearing way, and nobody likes him.
Related words
- 盛 chéng to hold, to contain
- 昌盛 chāngshèng prosperous; flourishing
- 丰盛 fēngshèng sumptuous; abundant
- 茂盛 màoshèng lush; flourishing; luxuriant
- 盛产 shèngchǎn to produce abundantly
- 盛大 shèngdà grand; magnificent
- 盛会 shènghuì grand gathering; major event
- 盛开 shèngkāi to be in full bloom
- 盛情 shèngqíng great kindness; warm hospitality
- 盛夏 shèngxià midsummer; height of summer
- 盛行 shèngxíng to be in vogue; to prevail
- 盛宴 shèngyàn feast; grand banquet; rich display