微 wēi
- Strokes
- 13
- Radical
- 彳 — to step with the left foot
- Made of
- 彳 to step with the left foot 攵 to rap, to tap
微波炉
wēibōlú
microwave oven
Characters in this word
波 bō
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 氵 — water
- Made of
- 氵 water 皮 skin, hide, fur, feathers
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
炉 lú
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 火 — fire, flame
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 办公室的微波炉被频繁使用，管理人员不得不制定清洁轮值表。 Bàngōngshì de wēibōlú bèi pínfán shǐyòng, guǎnlǐ rényuán bùdébù zhìdìng qīngjié lúnzhíbiǎo. The office microwave is used frequently, so the managers have had to create a cleaning rota.
- 把剩菜放进微波炉热一热就能吃了。 Bǎ shèngcài fàng jìn wēibōlú rè yī rè jiù néng chī le. Put the leftovers in the microwave, warm them up a bit, and they're ready to eat.
- 现在很多学生宿舍都配有微波炉和小冰箱。 Xiànzài hěn duō xuéshēng sùshè dōu pèi yǒu wēibōlú hé xiǎo bīngxiāng. Nowadays many student dormitories are equipped with a microwave and a small fridge.
Related words
- 微笑 wēixiào to smile; smile
- 微信 wēixìn WeChat
- 稍微 shāowēi a little
- 微博 wēibó microblog
- 微小 wēixiǎo tiny
- 卑微 bēiwēi humble; lowly; insignificant
- 略微 lüèwēi slightly; somewhat
- 轻微 qīngwēi slight; minor; mild
- 微 wēi slightly; tiny; minute
- 微不足道 wēibùzúdào negligible; insignificant
- 微观 wēiguān microscopic; micro-level
- 微妙 wēimiào subtle; delicate