绳 shéng
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 纟 — silk
- Made of
- 纟 silk 黾 frog, toad
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
绳子
shéngzi
rope; cord
Characters in this word
子 zi
- Strokes
- 3
- Radical
- 子 — son, child
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
Example phrases
- 救援人员把绳子固定在岩壁上，才敢继续下降。 Jiùyuán rényuán bǎ shéngzi gùdìng zài yánbì shàng, cái gǎn jìxù xiàjiàng. The rescue workers fixed the rope to the rock wall before daring to continue descending.
- 请用这根绳子把箱子捆结实。 Qǐng yòng zhè gēn shéngzi bǎ xiāngzi kǔn jiēshi. Please use this rope to tie the box up tightly.
- 登山前一定要检查好绳子，不能大意。 Dēngshān qián yīdìng yào jiǎnchá hǎo shéngzi, bù néng dàyì. Before climbing the mountain, make sure to check the rope carefully; you must not be careless.