详 xiáng complete
complete; detailed; thorough
How to remember 详: 讠 words + 羊 sheep = complete. The boy knows all the words of the song about his pet sheep and sings the most complete version his teacher has ever heard.
Component breakdown
详 = 讠 words + 羊 sheep
- 讠 words
- 羊 sheep
The boy knows all the words of the song about his pet sheep and sings the most complete version his teacher has ever heard.
How it is used
- Bound; detailed/thorough. 详细 (xiángxì) = detailed: 详细说明 (xiángxì shuōmíng) explain in detail.
- 详细 (xiángxì) describes fullness of detail; the near-synonym 仔细 (zǐxì) is about carefulness of attention - different angle.
- 安详 (ānxiáng) = serene/composed (of manner); 详尽 (xiángjìn) = exhaustive/thorough.
Words with 详
Example sentences
- 他的讲解很详细。 Tā de jiǎngjiě hěn xiángxì.He gave a detailed explanation.