个协 (gè xié) — Individual Business Owners Association (abbrevi…

Definition

Short for 个体劳动者协会, the official association representing self-employed business owners in China. Use the full name in formal writing.

noun

Individual Business Owners Association (abbreviation for 个体劳动者协会)

个协，。
Tā jiā rù le dāng dì de gè xié, xī wàng néng dé dào gèng duō zhī chí.
He joined the local Individual Business Owners Association, hoping to get more support.
个协，。
gè xié Zuì jìn zǔ zhī le yí cì péi xùn, bāng zhù huì yuán tí gāo jīng yíng néng lì.
The association recently organized a training session to help members improve their business skills.
个协，。
Xǔ duō chéng shì dōu yǒu gè xié, wèi gè tǐ hù tí gōng fǎ lǜ zī xún hé wéi quán fú wù.
Many cities have Individual Business Owners Associations that provide legal advice and rights protection services for self-employed households.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 個; 个 is its simplified writing.

亻固個

Meaning part形符xíngfú

亻Written in full as人rénperson

Sound part声符shēngfú

固

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

For 个, the form 個 pairs 亻 (person) with 固 as a sound part.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 協; 协 is its simplified writing.

十劦協

The traditional form 協 uses 劦, meaning 'to collaborate', plus 十 for sound; the simplified 协 is a later shorthand.