疼 téng
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 疒 — sickness, disease
- Made of
- 疒 sickness, disease 冬 winter, 11th lunar month
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
疼爱
téngài
to love dearly; to dote on
Characters in this word
爱 ài
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 爫 — claws, nails, talons
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 祖父母虽然疼爱孙女，却从不纵容她逃避责任。 Zǔfùmǔ suīrán téngài sūnnǚ, què cóng bù zòngróng tā táobì zérèn. Although the grandparents loved their granddaughter dearly, they never indulged her in avoiding responsibility.
- 爷爷奶奶最疼爱这个小孙子，天天给他讲故事。 Yéye nǎinai zuì téngài zhège xiǎo sūnzi, tiāntiān gěi tā jiǎng gùshi. Grandpa and grandma dote on this little grandson most and tell him stories every day.
- 妈妈虽然工作很忙，仍然疼爱每一个孩子。 Māma suīrán gōngzuò hěn máng, réngrán téngài měi yī gè háizi. Although mom is very busy with work, she still loves each of her children dearly.