发明者 (fā míng zhě) — inventor

Definition

noun
inventor
Measure word · 位

Examples

  • 发明者。
    Zhè wèi fā míng zhě huò dé le guó jiā kē jì jiǎng.
    This inventor received a national science and technology award.
  • 发明者。
    Xǔ duō fā míng zhě dōu jīng lì guò wú shù cì shī bài.
    Many inventors have experienced countless failures.
  • 发明者。
    fā míng zhě De míng zì bèi kè zài le jì niàn bēi shàng.
    The inventor's name was engraved on the monument.

Origin

Derived word
构词法gòucífǎ
后缀hòuzhuìSuffix

A fixed syllable at the end that turns the word into a noun, a person, a place or the like.

发明invent
发fābring out明míngclear
联合Coordinate
者zhěperson

发明 means to invent or create something new, and 者 refers to the person who does so.

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.

Open 发 →

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

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.

Open 明 →

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

The form 者 originally drew a sugarcane with full stems, small points around it, and an open smiling mouth at the bottom.

Open 者 →

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