名着 (míng zhù) — masterpiece | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

masterpiece

Measure word · 部

名着。
Zhè bù xiǎo shuō bèi rèn wéi shì shì jiè wén xué de míng zhù.
This novel is considered a masterpiece of world literature.
名着。
Bó wù guǎn lǐ shōu cáng le hěn duō míng zhù.
The museum has collected many masterpieces.
名着。
Tā yòng yì shēng chuàng zuò le duō bù míng zhù.
He spent his whole life creating multiple masterpieces.

Characters in this word

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

夕口名

名 puts 夕 (crescent moon) above 口 (mouth), showing a name spoken in the dark.

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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