相 xiāng
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 目 — eye
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
相伴
xiāngbàn
to accompany; to go together
Characters in this word
伴 bàn
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 亻 — man, person
- Made of
- 亻 man, person 半 half
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 产业升级往往与阵痛相伴，地方政府不能只宣传成果而回避代价。 Chǎnyè shēngjí wǎngwǎng yǔ zhèntòng xiāngbàn, dìfāng zhèngfǔ bù néng zhǐ xuānchuán chéngguǒ ér huíbì dàijià. Industrial upgrading is often accompanied by growing pains, and local governments cannot simply promote the achievements while avoiding the costs.
- 多年来他一直与钢琴相伴，生活充实而快乐。 Duōniánlái tā yīzhí yǔ gāngqín xiāngbàn, shēnghuó chōngshí ér kuàilè. For many years the piano has been his constant companion, and his life is full and happy.
- 她喜欢与书相伴的周末，安静又自在。 Tā xǐhuān yǔ shū xiāngbàn de zhōumò, ānjìng yòu zìzài. She loves weekends spent in the company of books — quiet and carefree.