发明人 (fā míng rén) — inventor | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

inventor

Measure word · 个

发明人。
Zhè wèi fā míng rén huò dé le guó jiā zhuān lì.
This inventor obtained a national patent.
发明人。
Ài dí shēng shì yí wèi wěi dà de fā míng rén.
Edison was a great inventor.
发明人，。
Zuò wéi fā míng rén, tā bú duàn cháng shì xīn de jì shù.
As an inventor, he constantly tries new technologies.

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.

发明invent

"发明" names inventing, and "人" names a person, together pointing to an inventor.

Characters in this word

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 發; 发 is its simplified writing.

The simplified 发 stands for more than one traditional character. In most words (爆发, 出发) it is 發; in others (理发, 头发) it is 髮.

The form 發, which 发 stands for in many words, was originally drawn as a bow firing an arrow.

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

日月明

明 combines 日 (sun) and 月 (moon), showing the sun just rising while the moon has not yet set, or two bright objects in the sky, to express brightness.

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.