休止符 (xiū zhǐ fú) — rest (in musical notation) | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

rest (in musical notation)

Measure word · 个

Examples

休止符。
Zhè ge yuè pǔ lǐ yǒu yí gè xiū zhǐ fú.
There is a rest in this musical score.
休止符。
Yǎn zòu shí yào zhù yì xiū zhǐ fú de cháng dù.
When playing, pay attention to the length of the rest.
休止符。
xiū zhǐ fú Zài yīn yuè zhōng biǎo shì tíng dùn.
A rest indicates a pause in music.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

休止stop

休xiūstop止zhǐstop

联合Side by side

符fúsymbol

休止 means 'stop' and 符 means 'symbol', naming a notation symbol for a stop.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

人人rénman
木木mùtree

休 pairs 人 (man) with 木 (tree), showing a person leaning against a tree to rest.

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

止 was drawn as a footprint pointing up, with three toes and a sole, originally showing a foot.

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

𥫗付符

Meaning part形符xíngfú

𥫗Written in full as竹zhúbamboo

Sound part声符shēngfú

付

付fù符fú

Same sound today

符 puts the bamboo form 竹, written 𥫗 on top, above 付, which gives the sound.

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