寓 yù
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 宀 — roof
- Made of
- 宀 roof 禺 district
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
寓言
yùyán
fable; allegory
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
- 这则寓言表面上讲动物争斗，深层却批判了权力滥用。 Zhè zé yùyán biǎomiàn shàng jiǎng dòngwù zhēngdòu, shēncéng què pīpàn le quánlì lànyòng. On the surface, this fable tells of animals fighting, but at a deeper level it criticises the abuse of power.
- 老师用一则寓言告诉我们诚实的重要性。 Lǎoshī yòng yì zé yùyán gàosu wǒmen chéngshí de zhòngyàoxìng. The teacher used a fable to show us how important honesty is.
- 妈妈喜欢睡前给我讲寓言故事。 Māma xǐhuan shuìqián gěi wǒ jiǎng yùyán gùshi. Mom likes to tell me fables before bedtime.
Related words
- 寓意 yùyì implied meaning; moral; symbolism
- 语言 yǔyán language
- 发言 fāyán to speak; to make a speech
- 言语 yányǔ speech; words
- 方言 fāngyán dialect
- 自言自语 zìyánzìyǔ to talk to oneself
- 不言而喻 bùyán'éryù self-evident; it goes without saying
- 传言 chuányán rumour; hearsay; it is rumoured
- 代言 dàiyán to endorse; to speak for
- 发言人 fāyánrén spokesperson
- 谎言 huǎngyán lie; false statement
- 名言 míngyán famous saying; famous quote