赞 zàn
- Strokes
- 16
- Radical
- 贝 — sea shell
- Made of
- 兟 to advance 贝 sea shell
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
赞许
zànxǔ
to approve of; to praise
Characters in this word
许 xǔ
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 讠 — words, speech
- Made of
- 讠 words, speech 午 noon
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 老教授对学生敢于质疑权威的态度表示赞许。 Lǎo jiàoshòu duì xuéshēng gǎnyú zhíyí quánwēi de tàidù biǎoshì zànxǔ. The old professor expressed approval of the student's willingness to question authority.
- 老板对他的认真态度非常赞许。 Lǎobǎn duì tā de rènzhēn tàidù fēicháng zànxǔ. The boss greatly approved of his diligent attitude.
- 她赞许地笑了笑，说做得不错。 Tā zànxǔ de xiào le xiào, shuō zuò de bùcuò. She smiled with approval and said it was done quite well.
Related words
- 称赞 chēngzàn to praise
- 赞成 zànchéng to agree with
- 赞赏 zànshǎng to appreciate; to admire
- 赞助 zànzhù to sponsor
- 赞同 zàntóng to agree, to approve
- 赞不绝口 zànbùjuékǒu to be full of praise; to praise endlessly
- 赞美 zànměi to praise; to extol
- 赞叹 zàntàn to exclaim in admiration; to praise
- 赞扬 zànyáng to praise; to commend
- 许多 xǔduō many; a lot of
- 也许 yěxǔ maybe; perhaps
- 或许 huòxǔ maybe; perhaps