水 shuǐ
- Strokes
- 4
- Radical
- 水 — water, liquid, lotion, juice
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
水晶
shuǐjīng
crystal
Characters in this word
晶 jīng
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 日 — sun
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 博物馆展出的水晶杯保存完好，透过灯光还能看见细密的刻纹。 Bówùguǎn zhǎnchū de shuǐjīng bēi bǎocún wánhǎo, tòuguò dēngguāng hái néng kànjiàn xìmì de kèwén. The crystal cup on display in the museum is well preserved; under the light, its fine engravings are still visible.
- 她戴着水晶项链，在阳光下闪闪发光。 Tā dàizhe shuǐjīng xiàngliàn, zài yángguāng xià shǎnshǎn fāguāng. She wears a crystal necklace that sparkles in the sunlight.
- 博物馆商店卖的水晶小挂件特别受欢迎。 Bówùguǎn shāngdiàn mài de shuǐjīng xiǎo guàjiàn tèbié shòu huānyíng. The small crystal pendants sold in the museum shop are especially popular.