圣 shèng
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 土 — soil, earth
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
圣贤
shèngxián
sages and worthies; wise and virtuous people
Characters in this word
贤 xián
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 贝 — sea shell
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 古代圣贤的言论若脱离时代背景，也可能被误读为僵化的教条。 Gǔdài shèngxián de yánlùn ruò tuōlí shídài bèijǐng, yě kěnéng bèi wùdú wéi jiānghuà de jiàotiáo. If the sayings of ancient sages are separated from their historical context, they may also be misread as rigid dogma.
- 他在书中引用了许多古代圣贤的名言。 Tā zài shū zhōng yǐnyòng le xǔduō gǔdài shèngxián de míngyán. In his book he quoted many famous sayings of ancient sages.
- 圣贤也难免犯错，何况我们普通人呢。 Shèngxián yě nánmiàn fàn cuò, hékuàng wǒmen pǔtōng rén ne. Even sages inevitably make mistakes, let alone ordinary people like us.
Related words
- 神圣 shénshèng sacred; holy; solemn
- 神仙 shénxiān immortal; deity; carefree person
- 君子 jūnzǐ gentleman; person of integrity
- 魔法 mófǎ magic
- 僧人 sēngrén monk
- 魔力 mólì magic power; charm; fascination
- 菩萨 púsà bodhisattva; merciful person
- 魔鬼 móguǐ devil; demon
- 末日 mòrì doomsday; the end
- 虔诚 qiánchéng devout; sincere; reverent
- 忌讳 jìhuì taboo; to avoid as taboo; scruple
- 祈祷 qídǎo to pray