宣 xuān
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 宀 — roof
- Made of
- 宀 roof 亘 to extend across, through
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
宣告
xuāngào
to announce; to declare
Characters in this word
告 gào
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 口 — mouth
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 这份报告实际上宣告了旧监管模式的终结。 Zhè fèn bàogào shíjì shàng xuāngào le jiù jiānguǎn móshì de zhōngjié. This report in effect announced the end of the old regulatory model.
- 主席宣告比赛结果时，全场响起了热烈的掌声。 Zhǔxí xuāngào bǐsài jiéguǒ shí, quánchǎng xiǎngqǐ le rèliè de zhǎngshēng. When the chairman announced the results of the competition, the whole hall burst into warm applause.
- 医生宣告老人已经康复，家人都松了一口气。 Yīshēng xuāngào lǎorén yǐjīng kāngfù, jiārén dōu sōng le yìkǒu qì. The doctor announced that the old man had already recovered, and the whole family breathed a sigh of relief.
Related words
- 宣布 xuānbù to announce
- 宣传 xuānchuán to promote; to publicize
- 宣称 xuānchēng to claim; to declare
- 宣读 xuāndú to read out; to proclaim by reading
- 宣誓 xuānshì to swear an oath; to take an oath
- 宣泄 xuānxiè to vent; to let out
- 宣言 xuānyán declaration; manifesto
- 宣扬 xuānyáng to promote; to advocate; to publicise
- 告诉 gàosu to tell
- 广告 guǎnggào advertisement
- 报告 bàogào report; speech
- 告别 gàobié to say goodbye