毯 tǎn
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 毛 — hair, fur, feathers
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
毯子
tǎnzi
blanket
Characters in this word
子 zi
- Strokes
- 3
- Radical
- 子 — son, child
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
Example phrases
- 灾区夜间气温骤降，志愿者把毯子优先发给老人和孩子。 Zāiqū yèjiān qìwēn zhòujiàng, zhìyuànzhě bǎ tǎnzi yōuxiān fā gěi lǎorén hé háizi. As temperatures in the disaster area dropped sharply at night, volunteers gave blankets first to older people and children.
- 晚上有点冷，再给我拿一条毯子好吗？ Wǎnshang yǒudiǎn lěng, zài gěi wǒ ná yì tiáo tǎnzi hǎo ma? It's a bit cold tonight; could you bring me another blanket?
- 他把毯子叠好，放回了床尾。 Tā bǎ tǎnzi dié hǎo, fàng huí le chuángwěi. He folded the blanket neatly and put it back at the foot of the bed.