袖 xiù
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 衤 — cloth
- Made of
- 衤 cloth 由 cause, reason
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
袖珍
xiùzhēn
pocket-sized; miniature
Characters in this word
珍 zhēn
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 王 — king, ruler
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 为了方便基层干部学习，出版社推出了一本袖珍法律手册，内容却相当详尽。 Wèile fāngbiàn jīcéng gànbù xuéxí, chūbǎnshè tuīchū le yì běn xiùzhēn fǎlǜ shǒucè, nèiróng què xiāngdāng xiángjìn. To make study easier for grassroots officials, the publisher released a pocket-sized legal handbook, though its content is quite detailed.
- 这个袖珍小公园就在我家楼下，走路五分钟就到。 Zhège xiùzhēn xiǎo gōngyuán jiù zài wǒ jiā lóuxià, zǒulù wǔ fēnzhōng jiù dào. This tiny pocket park is right downstairs from my home; it takes five minutes to walk there.
- 他随身带着一本袖珍词典，随时可以查阅。 Tā suíshēn dàizhe yì běn xiùzhēn cídiǎn, suíshí kěyǐ cháyuè. He carries a pocket dictionary with him so he can look things up at any time.
Related words
- 袖子 xiùzi sleeve
- 领袖 lǐngxiù leader
- 袖手旁观 xiùshǒupángguān to stand by and do nothing
- 珍贵 zhēnguì precious
- 珍惜 zhēnxī to cherish
- 珍珠 zhēnzhū pearl
- 珍藏 zhēncáng to treasure; to keep carefully; treasured collection
- 珍视 zhēnshì to value; to treasure; to cherish
- 珍稀 zhēnxī rare and precious
- 珍重 zhēnzhòng to value highly; to take good care of oneself; farewell expression
- 微型 wēixíng miniature; micro-
- 外在 wàizài external; outward