调 diào
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 讠 — words, speech
- Made of
- 讠 words, speech 周 Zhou dynasty
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
调和
tiáohé
to harmonise; to mediate; harmonious
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Example phrases
- 这位导演善于调和商业叙事与艺术表达，因此作品既好看又耐人寻味。 Zhè wèi dǎoyǎn shànyú tiáohé shāngyè xùshì yǔ yìshù biǎodá, yīncǐ zuòpǐn jì hǎokàn yòu nàirén xúnwèi. This director is good at harmonising commercial storytelling with artistic expression, so the works are both watchable and thought-provoking.
- 朋友吵了起来，老师出面调和，气氛才缓和下来。 Péngyou chǎo le qǐlái, lǎoshī chūmiàn tiáohé, qìfèn cái huǎnhé xiàlái. The friends started arguing, and only after the teacher stepped in to mediate did the atmosphere calm down.
- 这幅画的色彩很调和，让人看了心情舒畅。 Zhè fú huà de sècǎi hěn tiáohé, ràng rén kàn le xīnqíng shūchàng. The colours in this painting are very harmonious and make people feel at ease.
Related words
- 调 diào tune; tone
- 调查 diàochá survey; investigation
- 空调 kōngtiáo air conditioner
- 强调 qiángdiào to emphasize
- 调 tiáo to adjust
- 调整 tiáozhěng to adjust; to change
- 单调 dāndiào boring; monotonous
- 调皮 tiáopí naughty; mischievous
- 调动 diàodòng to transfer; to mobilize
- 调节 tiáojié to adjust
- 调解 tiáojiě to mediate
- 声调 shēngdiào tone