膝 xī
- Strokes
- 15
- Radical
- ⺼ — meat, flesh
- Made of
- ⺼ meat, flesh 桼 the varnish tree
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
膝盖
xīgài
knee
Characters in this word
盖 gài
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 皿 — dish, vessel
- Made of
- 羊 sheep, goat 皿 dish, vessel
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 长时间下坡会给膝盖造成额外压力，因此徒步者最好使用登山杖。 Cháng shíjiān xiàpō huì gěi xīgài zàochéng éwài yālì, yīncǐ túbùzhě zuìhǎo shǐyòng dēngshānzhàng. Long descents put extra pressure on the knees, so hikers had better use trekking poles.
- 跳舞跳了一晚上，膝盖疼得厉害。 Tiàowǔ tiàole yī wǎnshang, xīgài téng de lìhai. After dancing all evening, my knees hurt badly.
- 地上很凉，别让孩子的膝盖直接碰地板。 Dìshang hěn liáng, bié ràng háizi de xīgài zhíjiē pèng dìbǎn. The floor is cold; do not let the child's knees touch it directly.
Related words
- 盖 gài to cover
- 覆盖 fùgài to cover
- 涵盖 hángài to cover; to encompass
- 掩盖 yǎngài to cover up; to conceal
- 遮盖 zhēgài to cover; to conceal
- 胸膛 xiōngtáng chest
- 嘴唇 zuǐchún lips
- 手脚 shǒujiǎo hands and feet; actions; tricks
- 手腕 shǒuwàn wrist; skillful means; tactics
- 手掌 shǒuzhǎng palm of the hand
- 四肢 sìzhī limbs; the four limbs
- 肢体 zhītǐ limbs; body; physical