净值 (jìng zhí) — net worth; net value

Definition

Refers to the net value of an asset or fund after subtracting liabilities or fees. In finance, 净值 is the standard term for net asset value (NAV) and net worth.

noun
net worthnet value
Easily confused

Examples

  • 净值。
    Tā de gè rén jìng zhí yǐ jīng chāo guò le yì bǎi wàn.
    His personal net worth has already exceeded one million.
  • 净值。
    Zhè jiā gōng sī de zī chǎn jìng zhí bǐ qù nián zēng zhǎng le bǎi fēn zhī shí.
    The net asset value of this company increased by ten percent compared to last year.
  • 净值。
    Mǎi jī jīn shí yào guān zhù qí jìng zhí de biàn huà.
    When buying funds, pay attention to changes in their net value.

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.

净jìngnet
值zhívalue

“净” gives the sense of pure or remaining after deductions, and “值” gives value, together meaning net value.

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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

Meaning part形符xíngfú
亻Written in full as人rén
Sound part声符shēngfú
直
直zhí值zhí
Same sound today

值 is made from 亻 (written in full as 人, a person) and 直, with 直 giving the sound.

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