赞美
Old HSK 5
赞美 (zànměi) · to praise
赞美 (zànměi) means “to praise; to admire”. It is written with 2 characters: 赞 (to help) + 美 (beautiful). It is an old HSK 5 word (HSK 2.0).
How 赞美 is built
The characters
赞 zàn · to help
What 赞 is made of
- 兟shēn — to advance
- 先xiān — first
- 土tǔ — earth
- 儿ér — child
- 先xiān — first
- 土tǔ — earth
- 儿ér — child
- 先xiān — first
- 贝bèi — sea shell
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 人rén — person
- 冂 — frame
Origin hint: 贝 gives the meaning, 兟 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
美 měi · beautiful
What 美 is made of
- 羊yáng — sheep
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 丶 — dot
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 大dà — big
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 人rén — person
Origin hint: A person 大 wearing an elegant crown 羊 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
人们都赞美她的歌声。Rénmen dōu zànměi tā de gēshēng.Everyone praises her singing.
这首诗赞美了美丽的春天。Zhè shǒu shī zànměi le měilì de chūntiān.This poem praises the beauty of spring.
Questions about 赞美
What does 赞美 mean?
赞美 (zànměi) means “to praise; to admire”.
How do you pronounce 赞美?
赞美 is pronounced zànměi.
Which HSK level is 赞美?
赞美 is in Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 称赞chēngzànto praise
- 赞成zànchéngto agree with
- 赞赏zànshǎngto appreciate
- 赞助zànzhùto sponsor
- 赞叹zàntànto admire
- 美好měihǎowonderful
- 美丽měilìbeautiful
- 美食měishídelicious food
- 美术měishùart
- 美元měiyuánUS dollar
Learn 赞美 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 5 · Group 118: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.