挺 tǐng
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 扌 — hand
- Made of
- 扌 hand 廷 courtyard
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
挺拔
tǐngbá
upright and graceful; tall and straight; forceful
Characters in this word
拔 bá
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 扌 — hand
- Made of
- 扌 hand 犮 to pull up
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 这排白杨树在寒风中依然挺拔，像是守护边境的哨兵。 Zhè pái báiyángshù zài hánfēng zhōng yīrán tǐngbá, xiàng shì shǒuhù biānjìng de shàobīng. This row of poplars remains tall and straight in the cold wind, like sentries guarding the border.
- 山坡上的松树长得挺拔，一棵挨着一棵。 Shānpō shàng de sōngshù zhǎng de tǐngbá, yī kē āi zhe yī kē. The pines on the hillside grow tall and straight, one beside another.
- 他身材挺拔，穿上西装显得格外精神。 Tā shēncái tǐngbá, chuānshàng xīzhuāng xiǎnde géwài jīngshen. He has a tall, upright figure and looks especially sharp in a suit.
Related words
- 挺 tǐng quite; pretty
- 挺好 tǐnghǎo pretty good
- 挺 tǐng to stand straight; to stick out
- 拔 bá to pull out
- 海拔 hǎibá altitude
- 选拔 xuǎnbá to select, to choose
- 提拔 tíbá to promote; to elevate
- 一毛不拔 yìmáobùbá stingy; unwilling to spend even a penny
- 威风 wēifēng imposing manner; prestige; impressive
- 体魄 tǐpò physique; physical constitution
- 凶恶 xiōng'è vicious; ferocious; evil-looking
- 知觉 zhījué consciousness; perception; sensation