幼 yòu
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 幺 — tiny
- Made of
- 幺 tiny 力 strength, power
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
幼稚
yòuzhì
childish; immature
Characters in this word
稚 zhì
- Strokes
- 13
- Radical
- 禾 — cereal, grain, rice
- Made of
- 禾 cereal, grain, rice 隹 short-tailed bird
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 把复杂问题归咎于单一因素，未免显得过于幼稚。 Bǎ fùzá wèntí guījiù yú dānyī yīnsù, wèimiǎn xiǎnde guòyú yòuzhì. Blaming a complex problem on a single factor seems rather immature.
- 都三十岁了，还这么幼稚！ Dōu sānshí suì le, hái zhème yòuzhì! You are already thirty and still so childish!
- 别再幼稚了，我们需要认真谈一谈。 Bié zài yòuzhì le, wǒmen xūyào rènzhēn tán yī tán. Stop being childish, we need to have a serious talk.
Related words
- 幼儿园 yòu'éryuán kindergarten
- 稚嫩 zhìnèn young and inexperienced; immature; tender
- 俗 sú vulgar; common; popular
- 顽皮 wánpí naughty; mischievous; playful
- 庸俗 yōngsú vulgar; tacky; commonplace
- 炫耀 xuànyào to show off; to flaunt
- 野蛮 yěmán savage; barbaric; rough
- 小看 xiǎokàn to look down on; to underestimate
- 为人 wéirén conduct oneself; personality
- 挑剔 tiāoti to nitpick; to be picky
- 文雅 wényǎ refined; elegant; cultured
- 顺从 shùncóng to submit; to be obedient