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博客 (bó kè) — blog; blogger

Definition

noun
blogblogger
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 博客。
    Wǒ měi tiān dōu huì gēng xīn wǒ de bó kè.
    I update my blog every day.
  • 博客，。
    Zhè piān bó kè xiě dé hěn hǎo, zhí dé yì dú.
    This blog post is well-written and worth reading.
  • 博客。
    Tā shì yí wèi hěn shòu huān yíng de zhōng wén bó kè.
    He is a very popular Chinese blogger.

Origin

Single-morpheme word
构词法gòucífǎ
音译yīnyìTransliteration

The characters spell the sound of a foreign word; their individual meanings play no part.

博bó
客kè

The characters carry no meaning of their own here; together they spell the English loanword blog.

Sound-only characters

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
十十shíten
Sound part声符shēngfú
尃
尃fū博
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The shape comes from combining 十 (ten) with 尃; 尃 gives the sound.

Open 博 →

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
宀宀miánroof
Sound part声符shēngfú
各
各gè客kè
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

In 客, 宀 is a roof and 各 gives the sound; the character meant a guest.

Open 客 →
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