出资人 (chū zī rén) — financier; investor; sponsor

Definition

noun
financierinvestorsponsor
Measure word · 位

Examples

  • 出资人。
    Zhè wèi chū zī rén wéi zhěng gè xiàng mù tí gōng le zī jīn.
    This financier provided the funds for the entire project.
  • 出资人。
    Gōng sī xū yào zhǎo dào gèng duō de chū zī rén cái néng kuò dà yè wù.
    The company needs to find more investors in order to expand its business.
  • 出资人。
    Zhè ge huó dòng dé dào le sān wèi zhǔ yào chū zī rén de zhī chí.
    This event received support from three main sponsors.

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.

出资put up funds
出chūput out资zīfunds
动宾Verb + object
人rénperson

出资 shows putting up funds, and 人 shows a person, giving a financier.

Characters in this word

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

出 combines 止 (foot) and 凵 (cave) to show a foot stepping out of a cave.

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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.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 資; 资 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
貝貝bèishell-money
Sound part声符shēngfú
次
次cì資zī
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 資 puts 次 above 貝, a shell-money sign, to write property or resource; 次 supplies the sound. The simplified 资 is a shorthand, so do not treat its parts as historical.

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

The shape of 人 shows a side view of a standing person, with an arm and a leg.

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