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
宣言
xuānyán
declaration; manifesto
Characters in this word
言 yán
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 言 — words, speech
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 这份宣言强调，技术创新必须受到伦理原则的约束。 Zhè fèn xuānyán qiángdiào, jìshù chuàngxīn bìxū shòudào lúnlǐ yuánzé de yuēshù. This declaration emphasises that technological innovation must be constrained by ethical principles.
- 各国代表共同签署了关于气候保护的联合宣言。 Gèguó dàibiǎo gòngtóng qiānshǔle guānyú qìhòu bǎohù de liánhé xuānyán. Representatives of various countries jointly signed a joint declaration on climate protection.
- 我相信这份宣言将改变许多人的生活。 Wǒ xiāngxìn zhè fèn xuānyán jiāng gǎibiàn xǔduō rén de shēnghuó. I believe this manifesto will change many people's lives.
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
- 宣告 xuāngào to announce; to declare
- 宣誓 xuānshì to swear an oath; to take an oath
- 宣泄 xuānxiè to vent; to let out
- 宣扬 xuānyáng to promote; to advocate; to publicise
- 语言 yǔyán language
- 发言 fāyán to speak; to make a speech
- 言语 yányǔ speech; words
- 方言 fāngyán dialect