五 wǔ
- Strokes
- 4
- Radical
- 二 — two
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
五湖四海
wǔhúsìhǎi
all corners of the country; far and wide
Characters in this word
湖 hú
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 氵 — water
- Made of
- 氵 water 胡 recklessly, foolishly
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
四 sì
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 囗 — enclosure
- Made of
- 囗 enclosure 儿 son, child
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
海 hǎi
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 氵 — water
- Made of
- 氵 water 每 each, every
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 这所大学吸引了来自五湖四海的研究者。 Zhè suǒ dàxué xīyǐn le láizì wǔhúsìhǎi de yánjiūzhě. This university has attracted researchers from far and wide.
- 同学们来自五湖四海，宿舍里常聊各自家乡的风景。 Tóngxuémen láizì wǔhúsìhǎi, sùshè lǐ cháng liáo gèzì jiāxiāng de fēngjǐng. The students come from all corners of the country, and in the dorm they often talk about the scenery of their hometowns.
- 春节期间，人们从五湖四海赶回家乡过年。 Chūnjié qījiān, rénmen cóng wǔhúsìhǎi gǎn huí jiāxiāng guònián. During Spring Festival, people rush home from all corners of the country for the New Year.
Related words
- 五 wǔ five
- 五颜六色 wǔyánliùsè colorful
- 三番五次 sānfānwǔcì repeatedly; again and again
- 五官 wǔguān facial features; sense organs
- 五花八门 wǔhuābāmén all kinds of; varied
- 湖 hú lake
- 湖泊 húpō lake; lakes
- 四 sì four
- 四周 sìzhōu all around; surroundings
- 丢三落四 diūsānlàsì forgetful; careless about details
- 四方 sìfāng the four directions; all sides
- 四面八方 sìmiànbāfāng from all directions; every quarter