卓着 (zhuó zhù) — outstanding, eminent, brilliant

Definition

adjective

outstandingeminentbrilliant

Examples

卓着。
Tā shì yí wèi zhuó zhù de kē xué jiā.
He is an outstanding scientist.
卓着。
Tā de biǎo yǎn fēi cháng zhuó zhù.
Her performance was brilliant.
卓着。
Zhè wèi zuò jiā yǐ qí zhuó zhù de cái huá wén míng.
This writer is famous for his outstanding talent.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

卓zhuóoutstanding

着zhemanifest

“卓” gives standing out and “着” gives prominence, together meaning outstanding.

Characters in this word

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

The old shape has been explained as a child with a flag-like mark above, or as a man standing high on an altar, giving the sense of tall and outstanding.

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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 著; 着 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

艸艸cǎograss; plant

Sound part声符shēngfú

者

者zhě著zháo

Same sound today

The traditional form 著 puts 艸 (grass; plant) above 者, which gives the sound; the simplified 着 is a later shorthand.

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