指 zhǐ
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 扌 — hand
- Made of
- 扌 hand 旨 aim, intention, purpose, will
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
指数
zhǐshù
index; exponent
Characters in this word
数 shǔ
- Strokes
- 13
- Radical
- 攵 — to rap, to tap
- Made of
- 娄 a constellation 攵 to rap, to tap
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 股市指数短期上涨并不意味着实体经济已经全面复苏。 Gǔshì zhǐshù duǎnqī shàngzhǎng bìng bù yìwèizhe shítǐ jīngjì yǐjīng quánmiàn fùsū. A short-term rise in the stock market index does not mean the real economy has fully recovered.
- 消费价格指数上升，普通家庭的生活开支也跟着增加。 Xiāofèi jiàgé zhǐshù shàngshēng, pǔtōng jiātíng de shēnghuó kāizhī yě gēnzhe zēngjiā. As the consumer price index rises, ordinary families' living expenses also increase.
- 数学课上，老师用简单的例子解释了指数和底数的关系。 Shùxué kè shang, lǎoshī yòng jiǎndān de lìzi jiěshì le zhǐshù hé dǐshù de guānxì. In math class, the teacher used a simple example to explain the relationship between the exponent and the base.